allocution

Noun

Meaning

The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.

An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

say speech address debate speaking pitch talk addressed presentation lecture rhetoric discourse sermon dissertation forensic

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Antonyms

hush attack agreement literature opposition dialogue

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Hypernyms

address speech

Related terms

allocute

Anagrams

loculation

Examples

In an adversarial system, there is no more controversy and the case proceeds to sentencing; though in many jurisdictions the defendant must have allocution of her or his crime; a false confession will not be accepted even in common law courts. Source: Internet

Some of the other allocution speeches given by the protesters complained about mistreatment from government officials. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

allocryptopine allocthonous allocute allocutive allocyanin allocyanine