"I'm sorry for what I've done" : the language of courtroom apologies /

Gruber examines 52 apologetic allocutions produced during federal sentencing hearings. Defendants raised the topics of the offence, mitigation, future behaviour, and the sentence in diverse ways, and this book explores the pros and cons associated with different forms.

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Main Author:	Gruber, M. Catherine, 1967- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Oxford studies in language and law.
Subjects:	Defense (Criminal procedure) > United States. Confession (Law) > United States. Extenuating circumstances > United States. Apologizing > United States. Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) English language > Discourse analysis. Défense (Procédure pénale) > États-Unis. Confession (Droit) > États-Unis. Circonstances atténuantes > États-Unis. Excuses (Regret) > États-Unis. Analyse linguistique (Linguistique) LAW > Criminal Law > General. Apologizing Confession (Law) Defense (Criminal procedure) English language > Discourse analysis Extenuating circumstances United States Law - U.S. Law, Politics & Government. Criminal Law & Procedure - U.S. Electronic books.
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