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Medical examination of victim of rape

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Reparation

Reparation, is taken to mean the making of amends by an offender to his victim, or to victims of crime generally, and may take the form of compensation, the performance of some service

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Jamaican switch

Jamaican switch, means an illegal scheme whereby one conspirator convinces the victim of a need for help in handling a large sum of money, usu. by claiming to be an

statutory rape

age of the perpetrator or an age differential (as at least four years) between the perpetrator and the victim. Consent of the victim and belief that the victim is of the age of consent are usually considered

Victimisation

Victimisation, is a term of comprehensive import. Thus, if a person is made to suffer by treatment, it would

Ring-dropping

follows, the circumstances being taken from Patch's case, 2 East, P.C. 678:-The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretends to find a ring wrapt in paper, appearing to be a jeweller's receipt for a 'rich brilliant

Victimized

Victimized, ordinarily a person is victimised, if he is made a victim or a scapegoat and is subjected to

Terrorism

use of violence when its most important result is not merely the physical and mental damage of the victim but the prolonged psychological effect it produces or has the potential of producing on the society as a

Doctrine of pari delicto

pari delicto is not designed to reward the 'wrongdoer' or to penalize the 'wronged', by denying to the victim of exploitation access to justice. The doctrine is attracted only when none of the parties is a victim

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