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victimisation

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a person’s experience of suffering a rights violation by a criminal offence; offences against the person are understood as violating individuals’ rights protected by criminal law.

Additional notes and information

Sources

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2019). Women as victims of partner violence; Justice for victims of violent crime, Part IV

Relations

Related term:
burden of proof, repeat victimisation, secondary victimisation
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1425
Filed under: 
Governance
Law and justice

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.