allocution
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The outlet reported that next month's hearing will involve an allocution, which will require them to answer questions "on the record" about the parenting plan for their 8-year-old daughter, Helen Grace.
From Fox News
“Care to be more specific? Redemption follow allocution,” she wrote.
From Seattle Times
In his allocution after pleading guilty, Mr. Cartagena said he struck the child to stop him from crying.
From New York Times
He offered a law professor’s allocution on the subject of foreign-born citizens’ eligibility for the American presidency.
From New York Times
Holmes can testify in each phase, or give an allocution statement, which would not be subject to cross-examination.
From Washington Times
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