Summing Up
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The act of making a speech before a court and jury, after all the evidence has been heard, in favor of one of the parties in the cause. When the judge delivers his charge to the jury, he usually sums up the evidence in the case.
See Opening and Closing.