Part Definitions

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Remedies and Special Proceedings
  4. Criminal Injuries Compensation
  5. Victims' Compensation From the Proceeds of Crime
  6. Part Definitions

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. “Attorney general and reporter” means the Tennessee attorney general and reporter;
  2. “Crime” means an offense under the laws of this state resulting in a specific physical, mental, or pecuniary injury, or death, to another person, and includes multiple crimes committed by a defendant;
  3. “Defendant” means a person who:
    1. Is convicted of a crime in this state;
    2. Is judged not guilty by reason of insanity;
    3. Pleads nolo contendere to a specific criminal charge; or
    4. Has been formally charged with a crime but is still awaiting trial; and
  4. “Victim” means:
    1. A person, not an accomplice of the defendant, who suffers a specific physical, mental, or pecuniary injury as a direct result of a crime; or
    2. The estate of a person who dies as a direct result of a crime.


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