victim testimony
Survivor's official account
Victim testimony is a statement given by someone who has suffered harm, typically in legal proceedings or investigations.
The victim describes what happened to them, often providing firsthand account of a crime, accident, or abuse.
Such testimony serves as evidence and may influence outcomes in court cases, truth commissions, or human rights inquiries: The prosecution's case relied heavily on victim testimony.
Beyond legal contexts, victim testimony appears in documentaries, memoirs, and advocacy campaigns to humanize suffering and demand accountability.
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- evidence collectionSecuring items for prosecution
- survivor guiltDistress from enduring when others perished
- trauma bondLoyalty from abuse cycles
- affidavitSworn written statement
corroboration · witness stand · day in court · eyewitness account · bearing witness · retraumatization · safe space · restorative justice · speaking out · catharsis · memory recall · suspect identification · truth commission · privacy protection · power imbalance · prosecutor · closed session · hearsay
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- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- church scandalspriest abuse, cover-up, cover-ups, coverups, sexual misconduct
- war crimescrimes against humanity, Nuremberg, war crimes tribunals, prisoner abuse, war criminals
- war trialswar criminals, war tribunals, military tribunals, defendants, prosecution
- International CourtsICC, war crimes tribunal, war crimes court, criminal tribunal, criminal court
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Tangible items proving facts
forensic evidence · documentary evidence · circumstantial evidence · material evidence · expert testimony
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Proof that supports other proof
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