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To state specifically and in detail what one did, usually in commission of a crime. Allocution is sometimes required of a defendant who pleads guilty to a crime in a plea bargain in exchange for a reduced sentence. Allocution can serve to provide closure for victims or their families, and it nearly always removes any doubt as to the exact nature of the defendant's guilt in the matter.

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Edited April 15, 2001 5:02 pm by AyeSpy (diff)
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