### Question
Can you define what victim means?


### Answer
**Victim** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 860*:

> a person who has suffered a direct physical, emotional, or pecuniary harm as a result of a commission of an offense under this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) and on which the convening authority or other person authorized to take action under this section is taking action under this section

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 860*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER IX-POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL**

