Allocution

Synonyms of allocution

• talk
• speech
• address

Antonyms of allocution

• silence
• quiet
• mute

Collocations of allocution

formal allocution

Frequency: 70 %

The defendant delivered a formal allocution to the court.

public allocution

Frequency: 60 %

The mayor gave a public allocution addressing the city's recent challenges.

emotional allocution

Frequency: 50 %

His emotional allocution brought tears to the eyes of the audience.

personal allocution

Frequency: 45 %

She shared a personal allocution with her closest friends.

Idiomatic Expressions for allocution

• Phrase: courtroom allocution
  Meaning: a formal statement made by a defendant in a court of law before sentencing
  Usage: The judge requested a courtroom allocution from the convicted criminal.