noun
a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event
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The victim of the crime was able to identify the suspect in a police lineup.
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The victim of the scam lost all her savings to the con artist.
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The victim got totally played by that smooth-talking hustler.
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She felt like a victim of circumstance, unable to control the events unfolding around her.