Victim Law and Legal Definition
The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996, defines a victim as a person directly and proximately harmed as a result of the commission of an offense for which restitution may be ordered including, in the case of an offense that involves as an element a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of criminal activity, any person directly harmed by the defendant's criminal conduct in the course of the scheme, conspiracy, or pattern. United States v. Metal Lathers Local 46 Pension Fund (In re Local #46 Metallic Lathers Union), 568 F.3d 81 (2d Cir. 2009)
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Related Legal Terms
- Child Victim Identification Program
- Crime Victim
- Crime Victim's Rights
- Crime Victims With Disabilities Awareness Act
- Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program [Department of Justice]
- National Association of Crime Victims Compensation Boards
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Crime Victimization Survey [NCVS]
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Victim Assistance Academy [NVAA]
