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   Vic·tim

   /ˈviktəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action: "victims of domestic violence" Similar suffererinjured partycasualtyinjured personwounded persondead personfatalitylossloserOpposite attackerassailant
   • ▪ a person who is tricked or duped: "the victim of a hoax" Similar dupeeasy targeteasy preyfair gamesitting targeteverybody's foolstoogegullfoolAunt Sallytargetpreyquarryobjectsubjectrecipientfocusinformal:sitting ducksuckerfall guypushoversoft toucheasy touchchumpmugginscharliepatsypigeonsapschlemielmarkdill
   • ▪ a living creature killed as a religious sacrifice: "sacrificial victims for the ritual festivals" Similar sacrificeofferingburnt offeringscapegoat

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a creature killed as a religious sacrifice): from Latin victima.

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   The meaning of VICTIM is one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent. How to use victim in a sentence.

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   What does it mean to victimize someone?

   • To make someone a victim, as in 'swindling' or 'duping' them. The verb 'victimize' also means 'to slay as or like a sacrificial victim'. In British English, it's also spelled 'victimise'.

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   Who is considered a crime victim?

   • The term "victim" includes not only the person directly affected by a crime, but also their spouse, parents, children, siblings, or guardian. It also includes a lawful representative of a crime victim who is deceased, a minor, or physically or psychologically incapacitated.

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   What is a war victim?

   • war victims. a living creature sacrificed in religious rites. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   When is a victim used?

   • However, victim is often used in legal contexts, where the injustice and criminality of the abuse is in focus, or when speaking of its short- and long-term effects on the one who is abused.

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   VICTIM definition: 1. someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of…. Learn more.

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   Victim definition: a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency. See examples of VICTIM used in a sentence.

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   1. One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act: a victim of a mugging. 2. A living creature slain and offered as a sacrifice during a religious rite. 3. One who is harmed by or made to suffer under a circumstance or condition: victims of war; victims of an epidemic; victims of poverty. 4.

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   Use the word victim to describe someone who has been wronged or harmed, like the victim of the armed robbery or the stores that went out of business, victims of the slow economy.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › victimvictim noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   victim. noun. /ˈvɪktɪm/ Idioms. a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc. shooting/murder victims. flood/crash/accident victims. an innocent/unsuspecting victim. victims of crime/abuse/violence. the alleged victim of a serious assault.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVICTIM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. a person or thing that suffers harm, death, etc, from another or from some adverse act, circumstance, etc. victims of tyranny. 2. a person who is tricked or swindled; dupe.