allocution
Americannoun
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a formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.
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a pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance.
noun
Etymology
Origin of allocution
1605–15; < Latin allocūtiōn- (stem of allocūtiō ), equivalent to allocūt ( us ), past participle of alloquī to speak to, address ( al- al- + locū- speak + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Durst declined to give an allocution for the crime.
From Fox News ● Oct. 14, 2021
But at his Friday sentencing hearing for Floyd’s murder, Chauvin’s allocution lasted just 36 seconds.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2021
He offered a law professor’s allocution on the subject of foreign-born citizens’ eligibility for the American presidency.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2016
Heinrich Himmler himself, the Reichsfuehrer of the SS, expressed this notion in an allocution set out in detail.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2015
The elder begins a fresh allocution by citing Matt. xxviii.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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