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{{Short description|Formal statement by a defendant who has been found guilty prior to being sentenced}} {{About|the common law legal procedure}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2008}} An '''allocution''', or '''allocutus''', is a formal statement made to a court by the [[defendant]] who has been found guilty before being sentenced. It is part of the [[criminal procedure]] in some jurisdictions using [[common law]].
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