Sentence examples for definition of victims from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON — The federal government is changing its longstanding definition of "forcible rape" in compiling national crime statistics — expanding both the definition of victims, to include males, and the types of sexual assault that will be counted in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report.

A clear definition of victims in future works could provide us with a better understanding of the psychological consequences in people directly and strongly exposed to terrorism.

"I think the definition of victim is widening as people understand the ramifications of what is happening," Ms. Barrios-Paoli said.

But Mr. Denenberg, who said he "grilled" the operator during the Concert for New York organized by the Robin Hood Foundation to make sure his $100 would go to the civilian families of those who died in the World Trade Center, now says he is uncertain about how he feels about a broader definition of victim.

Without ever stepping onto a soapbox, "Sweet and Sad" ultimately dares to ask questions about our responses to Sept. 11 that we might be afraid to tackle ourselves, even among friends, such as the relative definitions of victim and hero.

Surely, Mitchell qualifies as one of the textbook definitions of victim.

DDB New York, part of the DDB Worldwide unit of the Omnicom Group, has "expanded the definition of innocent victims," Ms. Conlon said, without straying from the core concept of the campaign.

Definitely not an '09 definition of a victim.

Interestingly, the bill also broadens the definition of a victim of crime to include both the primary victim and that person's immediate family.

But our definition of a victim of crime is too narrow.

These fire departments did not fit his definition of a victim, he said.