allocution Meaning & Definition
/alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/
What Does Allocution Mean?
Allocution is used as a noun meaning A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful. It can also mean 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.
Allocution at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/ |
| Plural | allocutions |
Allocution Definition (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.
- 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.
Noun
- (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.
Synonyms of Allocution
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Allocution synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
allocution (countable and uncountable, plural allocutions)
Origin of Allocution
Learned borrowing from Latin allocūtiō (“address”).