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Does a crime victim have to believe they were a victim of a crime?
france
For a crime to have taken place, does the victim have to consider themselves a victim?
In general, no, a crime victim does not have to believe they were a victim of a crime for that crime to ...
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Does a crime victim have to believe they were a victim of a crime?
Does a crime victim have to believe they were a victim of a crime?
Internal beliefs are more questions of conscience and less about legality since they cannot be known outside of a person's testimony ...
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Does a crime victim have to believe they were a victim of a crime?
germany
Offenses are divided into those which can only be prosecuted if the victim requests that (Antragsdelikt) and those which must be prosecuted by the authorities regardless of the wishes of the ...
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Does a crime victim have to believe they were a victim of a crime?
england-and-wales
There's no single answer. It depends on the crime.
Example where the victim does have to believe they were a victim
Assault is intentionally or recklessly causing another to ...
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Does a crime victim have to believe they were a victim of a crime?
canada
There is no requirement for the victim to believe they are a victim. For some offences, this is normal: attempted fraud, murder, manslaughter. Some offences don't even have an identifiable ...
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