vic|tim

vic|tim
vic|tim «VIHK tuhm», noun.
1. a) a person or animal sacrificed, injured, or destroyed: »

victims of war, victims of an accident.

b) a person who suffers some hardship or loss: »

a victim of poverty.

c) a person who dies or suffers as a result of voluntarily undertaking some enterprise or pursuit: »

a victim of overwork.

2. Figurative. a person badly treated or taken advantage of; dupe: »

the victim of a swindler.

3. a person or animal killed and offered as a sacrifice to a god.
[< Latin victima]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • vic|tim|iz|er — «VIHK tuh MY zuhr», noun. a person who victimizes another or others …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim|ol|o|gy — «VIHK tuh MOL uh jee», noun. the study of victims and their roles in the crimes committed against them …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic´tim|i|za´tion — vic|tim|ize «VIHK tuh myz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make a victim of; cause to suffer. 2. to cheat; swindle; defraud. 3. to put to death as or like a sacrificial victim; slaughter. –vic´tim|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim|ize — «VIHK tuh myz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make a victim of; cause to suffer. 2. to cheat; swindle; defraud. 3. to put to death as or like a sacrificial victim; slaughter. –vic´tim|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim-im|pact statement — «VIHK tuhm IHM pakt», a review of the consequences of a crime on its victim: »47 states now allow some form of…victim impact statements to be included among the evidence weighed during the sentencing phase of criminal trials (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim|ise — «VIHK tuh myz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. victimize …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim|iz|a|ble — «VIHK tuh MY zuh buhl», adjective. that can be victimized …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim|less — «VIHK tuhm lihs», adjective. Especially U.S. (of legal offenses) not having or involving a victim: »A federally financed advisory committee has urged state legislatures to go slow in decriminalizing or legalizing so called victimless crimes such… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic|tim|ol|o|gist — «VIHK tuh MOL uh jihst», noun. a specialist in victimology …   Useful english dictionary

  • vic·tim·ise — ↑victimize …   Useful english dictionary

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