allocution

al·lo·cu·tion

 (ăl′ə-kyo͞o′shən)

n.

1. A formal and authoritative speech; an address.

2. Law A statement that is made by a defendant before a sentence is pronounced.

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[Latin allocūtiō, allocūtiōn-, from allocūtus, past participle of alloquī, to speak to : ad-, ad- + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

allocution

(ˌæləˈkjuːʃən)

n

(Rhetoric) rhetoric a formal or authoritative speech or address, esp one that advises, informs, or exhorts

[C17: from Late Latin allocūtiō, from Latin alloquī to address, from loquī to speak]

al•lo•cu•tion

(ˌæl əˈkyu ʃən)

n.

a formal speech, esp. one that advises or exhorts.

[1605–15; < Latin allocūtiō=allocū-, variant s. of alloquī to speak to, address (al- al- + loquī to speak) + -tiō -tion]

allocution

1. a particular or special way of speaking.
2. a formal address or speech.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

allocution - (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

allocution

noun

A usually formal oral communication to an audience:

address, declamation, lecture, oration, prelection, speech, talk.

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allocuzione