[{"word":"allocution","phonetic":"/alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(communications) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allocution"]}]