☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Allocution

The court's formal address to a defendant before sentencing, asking whether there is any reason why sentence should not be imposed and giving the defendant an opportunity to make a personal statement.

Etymology: Latin 'allocutio' (an address), from 'alloqui' (to speak to) · Category: Criminal Procedure · Source: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 32(i)(4)(A)(ii)
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