Sentences with phrase «victim against the wrongdoer»

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However, victims and families must pursue compensation through civil courts, regardless of whether criminal charges are filed against wrongdoers.

We acts as the victim's representative, advocating on their behalf against the wrongdoer that caused the accident by their negligent, intentional or reckless act or omission.

That said, the fact a victim may be able to have her or his claim of sexual abuse against a deceased wrongdoer validated by a court, even when a lawsuit is started more than two years after the abuser's death, may be an important step in the victim's healing process.

He submitted that the confiscation regime was intended to strip wrongdoers of their ill - gotten gains but not to deprive them of that which they had never had; to permit recovery of the same sum against different defendants or to permit recovery of a sum exceeding what the victim had lost, therefore, the overall loss should be apportioned among those held to be jointly liable.

Unlike criminal law cases where the government punishes the wrongdoer, personal injury allows the victim to pursue a civil action, called a tort action, against the wrongdoer.