read out

/ riːd /

verb

1. (tr) to read (something) aloud

2. to retrieve information from a computer memory or storage device

3. (tr) to expel (someone) from a political party or other society

noun

1. 1. the act of retrieving information from a computer memory or storage device

   2. the information retrieved

Example Sentences

On Monday afternoon, the foreperson finally read out the verdict, finding Echeverria and Pineda guilty on two counts of murder in the first degree.

From Los Angeles Times

In a letter read out to the court, Ms Hempstead's mother Karen described her daughter as "loving, resilient, not afraid to speak her mind, hard working, caring, extremely brave, resourceful, generous".

From BBC

Mr Comey's arraignment - where charges are formally read out in front of a defendant in court - has been set on the morning of 9 October in Alexandria, Virginia at 10am local time, the BBC's US partner CBS reports.

From BBC

Routh attempted to harm himself after the verdict was read out and the jury had left the room, according to the BBC's US partner, CBS News.

From BBC

The 49-year-old actress, did not appear in court but her victim impact statement read out at sentencing said: "As a woman in the acting industry where there have been a lot of cases of stalking, it still shocked me when it happened to me."

From BBC

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