impact statement

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} [[testimony|Testimony]], either oral or written, provided during a [[proceeding]] in a [[court of law]] which describes the [[harmful]] [[effect]]s produced by the actions of an [[accuse]]d or [[convict]]ed party and suffered by the [[victim]] or others, offered especially for consideration by the court in deciding an [[appropriate]] [[punishment]].
2. An [[analysis]] or [[study]] which describes the [[expected]] effects of a [[policy]], [[project]], or action being [[contemplate]]d by a business or government organization.

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