closing argument
noun /ˌkləʊzɪŋ ˈɑːɡjumənt/
/ˌkləʊzɪŋ ˈɑːrɡjumənt/
(especially North American English)- a final speech that a lawyer makes near the end of a trial in court, after all the evidence has been given synonym summation (3)
- The prosecutor told the jury in his closing argument that a fight over drugs probably sparked the killing.