The Minister of War, in a barrack-square allocution to the officers of the artillery regiment he had been inspecting, had declared the national honour sold to foreigners.
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Allocution
/alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/
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7 entriescommencement addressguilty allocutioninaugural addressopening addressplea allocutionsentencing allocutionvaledictory address
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The term "allocution" refers to the personal right of a defendant to make a statement on his own behalf in an attempt to affect sentencing. . . . The word "allocution" is also frequently used . . . to describe the statement made by a defendant during a guilty plea proceeding.
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As of July, 1985, 19 states permitted victim allocution at the sentencing phase of criminal trials.
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The recent papal allocution To the International Congress on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas has been the occasion for much discussion concerning the use of artificial feeding tubes for nutrition and hydration.
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