victim impact statement

English

Noun

victim impact statement (plural victim impact statements)

  1. (law, criminology) A written or oral statement by the victim, or the relatives of the victim of a crime, made as part of the judicial process to convey the impact that the crime has had upon the victim or their relatives.
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