allocutionnounfeminineformal/ɐluˈkusɐ̃w̃/rarea·lo·cu·çãoPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA formal speech, especially one delivered to a group or assembly.The judge listened to the defendant's allocution before sentencing.The ambassador's allocution was well-received at the conference.synaddressspeechorationCommon collocationsformal allocutionclosing allocutionEtymologyDo latim 'allocutio, -onis' (discurso, fala dirigida).