victim impact statement
victim-impact statement. A statement read into the record during sentencing to inform the judge or jury of the financial, physical, and psychological impact of the crime on the victim and the victim’s family. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 361, 1763. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1460, 1472, 1479–1480, 1492–1495, 1530, 1779.]