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The formal inquiry by a judge of an accused person, convicted of a crime, as to whether the person has any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him or her or as to whether the person has anything to say to the court before being sentenced. See also: declamation, discourse, parlance, rhetoric, speech How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In his allocutions and famous Christmas
addresses, Pius defended minorities and sharply condemned the
persecution of people based upon their race. Further confirmation of the obligation of protecting the faithful
against teaching against good morals and the Faith is to be found in
numerous papal documents including the allocutions on the annual
Communications Day. Nor did Pope Pius XII eschew the
field of psychotherapy, if one credits his allocutions to those who
practiced in the field. |
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