allocution
noun uk/ˌæl.əˈkjuː.ʃən/ us/ˌæl.əˈkjuː.ʃən/
[ C or U ] law US specialized被告被裁定有罪后，在宣判前的求情陈词;受害人在宣判前的感受陈词;宣判前陈词的行为
a formal speech to a court, usually by the accused person or by a victim, as part of deciding the sentence (= punishment), or the act of making a speech like this
He pleaded guilty and during his allocution, admitted other attacks. 他承认有罪，并且在求情陈词中承认还有其他攻击行为。
The right of allocution is a statutory provision permitting crime victims to speak at the sentencing of convicted offenders. 法律赋予受害人权利，在审判罪犯时作感受陈词。
[ C ] religion specialized（尤指宗教领袖的）训示，训谕
a formal speech giving advice, especially by a religious leader
He pointed to Pope John Paul II’s allocution of 2004 that stated feeding tubes were part of normal care. 他援引了教皇保罗二世于二零零四年作出的训谕，在该讲话中教皇提出管饲属于普通护理。
the encyclicals, allocutions and apostolic letters of Pius IX 教皇庇护九世的通谕、训谕和牧函
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- Her attorneys elected for her to read an allocution, an unsworn statement that is not subject to cross-examination.
- The version of events he related to a probation officer differed from the allocution he gave during trial.
- In his allocution, he admitted that he operated a Ponzi scheme through his business.
- The defendant is entitled to allocution before a sentencing term is imposed.
- It has been the intent to follow the line indicated by the Holy Father in his Allocution to the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation.
- In the divine allocution (the Koran) there is the command, Vie ye with each other in hastening.