allocution

NOUN
  1. (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
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How To Use allocution In A Sentence

  • This is called the allocution as they say in "Law and Order. What Happens If Craig Resigns?
  • At the same time, the inclusion of personal testimonies softens the allocution patterns typical of radio.
  • The Veni Creator is sung, an address is delivered by the Father Custos of the Holy Land, the Pope holds an allocution, and the Regina Coeli is sung: Pope's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Jerusalem
  • And that language is sure to be loaded with sensitivities about respect, honor, pride, and dignity, along with allocutions to the sacred, purifying nature of violence.
  • The process of judicial interrogation of the defendant and the defendants response is usually called an "allocution", and these are statements of fact made by the defendant. What Happens If Craig Resigns?
  • And the defendant then tells the judge that he did, in fact, do as the indictment alleges with respect to all of the elements, then, yes, the allocution is a greater indication than a mere, “Well, I believe the State could prove its case.” The Volokh Conspiracy » An End to DNA Test Waivers?
  • The judge said his statement to the court, called "allocution" in the federal system, was the most eloquent he had heard. CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News
  • And then he invited us to say what we would - to ‘make our allocutions’ - before he rendered a sentence.
  • And the defendant then tells the judge that he did, in fact, do as the indictment alleges with respect to all of the elements, then, yes, the allocution is a greater indication than a mere, “Well, I believe the State could prove itscase.” The Volokh Conspiracy » An End to DNA Test Waivers?
  • During his "allocution" at his sentencing hearing in October 2000, he revealed his personal knowledge of Iran's early ties to his boss, Osama bin Laden. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
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