victim statement
noun[C]
lawspecializeduk/ˈvɪk.tɪm ˌsteɪt.mənt/us/ˈvɪk.təm ˌsteɪt.mənt/(alsovictim's statement,victim impact statement)adescription, sometimesreadout incourtaspartof atrial, of theharmfuleffectsacrimehas had on thevictim(= thepersonwho hassufferedbecause of it)or on someonecloseto them:
Shebelievesthatvictimstatementsinfluencejudgesandleadtoharshersentences.
Mr Powell will be given hischanceto make a victim'sstatementincourt.
Shereadout thevictimimpactstatementthat she haddeliveredto thecourtwhen her son'smurderershad beensentenced.
Synonym
impact statement
- She said that they should have therighttoreadtheirvictimstatementwith himpresentso that heheardwhat he had done totheirfamily.
- Theappealcourtrulingwarnedthecourtsabout thepossiblelimitations ofvictimimpactstatements.
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- ride
- run up againstsomething
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- taste