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noun 
  1. (italbrac, original sense) A living creature which is slain and offered as human or animal sacrifice, usually in a religious rite; by extension, the transfigurated body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
  2. Anyone who is physically harmed by another.
  3. An aggrieved or disadvantaged party in a crime (e.g. swindle.)
  4. A person who suffers any other injury, loss, or damage as a result of a voluntary undertaking.
  5. An unfortunate person who suffers from a disaster or other adverse circumstance.
  6. Narratology. A character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: slachtoffer (literally 'slaughter sacrifice', but also in the figurative senses)
  • French: victime
  • German: Opfer (general term for 'sacrifice', whether creature or object)
  • Italian: vittima
  • Spanish: ví­ctima
Etymology: from the Latin victima, sacrificial animal


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