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victim support
noun [U] UKDefinition
› the act of providing emotional and practical help for people who suffer because of a crime, or an organization that provides this: a victim support group/scheme The police put me in touch with Victim Support.Counselling and psychotherapyHelpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionally
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