Allocution

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  • noun. A formal and authoritative speech; an address.
  • noun. A statement that is made by a defendant before a sentence is pronounced.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A speaking to; an address, especially a formal address. Also written adlocution.
  • noun. Specifically— In Roman antiquity, a formal address by a general-in-chief or imperator to his soldiers. Such scenes were often represented in art on medals and reliefs, In the Roman Catholic Church, a public address by the pope to his clergy, or to the church generally.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.
  • noun. An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
  • noun. The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
  • noun. The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
  • noun. A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
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  • noun. (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
    • Word Usage
    "This is called the allocution as they say in "Law and Order.""
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    address  speech  
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    address  address  after-dinner speech  chalk talk  debate  
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