Allocution in a Sentence  ðŸ”Š

Definition of Allocution

a speech given to a convicted defendant by the judge just prior to sentencing

Examples of Allocution in a sentence

During the allocution, the convicted party refused to listen to the judge as she spoke.  ðŸ”Š

It was hard to hear the judge’s allocution speech over the cries of the defendant’s family members.  ðŸ”Š

The judge’s allocution involved him asking the defendant if he had any last words before sentencing.  ðŸ”Š

The courtroom was still as the judge gave his allocution and expressed his disdain for the convicted killer.  ðŸ”Š

Giving no allocution beforehand, the judge banged his gavel and sentenced the robber to thirty years.  ðŸ”Š

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