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victim Definition


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victim
noun
    1. A person or animal subjected to death, suffering, ill-treatment or trickery.
      Thesaurus: casualty, fatality, sufferer, dupe, patsy (US slang), sitting duck (slang), sucker (slang).
    2. A person or animal killed in a sacrifice or ritual.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin victima beast for sacrifice.



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