A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
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(chiefly, US, legal) The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
“Comptez sur nous Jean-Luc et les camarades de LFI pour nous battre pour notre Avenir en commun et cette Nouvelle France. Bonne route et continuez, vous êtes magnifiques. Que chacun d'entre nous se mobilise et fasse suivre cette allocution. youtube.com/watch?v=S6na...”
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(chiefly, US, legal) The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
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