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    Definition of Victim


    The Victims' Bill of Rights and most other victims' rights laws recognize the following individuals as crime "victims":
    • Anyone suffering physical, emotional or financial harm as a direct result of a felony or certain misdemeanors.

    • Spouses and children of all victims.

    • Parents, foster parents, siblings, guardians or other custodians of minor victims, mentally or physically incapacitated victims, or victims of homicide.


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