Allocution
Word | ALLOCUTION |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | al lo cu tion |
Pronunciations | /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Allocution"
What do we mean by allocution?
A formal and authoritative speech; an address. noun
A statement that is made by a defendant before a sentence is pronounced. 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. 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. 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. noun
(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts noun
A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
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.
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.
A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
(communications) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
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