VICTIM-RELATED ADJUSTMENT

VICTIM-RELATED ADJUSTMENT victim-related adjustment. An increase in punishment available under federal sentencing guidelines when the defendant knew or should have known that the victim bore a particular characteristic ¡ª e.g., the victim was unusually vulnerable (because of age or condition) ¡ª or was otherwise particularly susceptible to the criminal conduct. See USSG ¡ì¡ì 3A1.1, 1. […]