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. 🔊
It was hard to hear the judge’s allocution speech over the cries of the defendant’s family members. 🔊
The judge’s allocution involved him asking the defendant if he had any last words before sentencing. 🔊
The courtroom was still as the judge gave his allocution and expressed his disdain for the convicted killer. 🔊
Giving no allocution beforehand, the judge banged his gavel and sentenced the robber to thirty years. 🔊
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