Examples of Victims in a sentence

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) assistance funds are typically competitively awarded by the Office of the Attorney General to public agencies and/or local, not-for-profit organizations that provide direct services to crime victims.
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance (CFDA Number) 16.575 – Crime Victim Assistance Summary Description of Project This grant award provides funds from the Crime Victims Fund to enhance crime victim services in the State of Florida.

More Definitions of Victims

Victims rights agency" means a public agency, or part thereof, the primary responsibility of which is providing services, including but not limited to food, shelter, or clothing, medical, psychiatric, psychological or legal services or referrals, information and referral services, counseling and support services, or financial services to victims of crimes, including victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, violent crime, child endangerment, child abuse or child neglect, and the Victims of Crime Compensation Board, established pursuant to P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.) and continued as the Victims of Crime Compensation Office pursuant to P.L.2007, c.95 (C.52:4B-3.2 et al.) and Reorganization Plan No. 001-2008.

Victims means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that do not yet constitute violations of national criminal laws but of internationally recognized norms relating to human rights.

Victims means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal abuse of power. A person may be considered a victim, under this Declaration, regardless of whether the perpetrator is identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted and regardless of the familial relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The term ‘victim’ also includes, where appropriate, the immediate family or dependants of the direct victim and persons who have suffered harm in intervening to assist victims in distress or to prevent victimization”.

Victims means persons who individually or collectively [DELETE: alleged to have] suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their human rights, [DELETE: including environmental rights], through acts or omissions in the context of business activities [DELETE: of a transnational character]. Where appropriate, and in accordance with domestic law, the term "victim" also includes the immediate family or dependents of the direct victim and persons who have suffered harm in intervening to assist victims in distress or to prevent victimization.

Victims means natural persons who have suffered harm as a result of the commission of any crime to which this Convention applies;

Victims means any persons or group of persons who individually or collectively have suffered or have alleged to have suffered human rights violation or abuse as defined in Article 1 paragraph 2 below. Where appropriate, and in accordance with domestic law, the term “victim” also includes the immediate family or dependents of the direct victim.