male victim

collocation in English

meaningsofmaleandvictim

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male
adjective
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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victim
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɪk.tɪm/us
/ˈvɪk.təm/
someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness ...
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(Definition ofmaleandvictimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmale victim

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This was the only instance of a female suspect for an adultmalevictim.
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Additionally,malevictimexperiences of being coerced by female partners was best predicted by the interaction of anxious/ambivalent attachment and maltreatment.
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Onemalevictimwas a female suspect's husband.
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The most popular version is that every year the lake claims onemalevictim.
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The othermalevictimhad to be rescued by members of a local diving centre.
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The 43-year-oldmalevictimdied soon afterwards.
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Specifically, aggression is more often observed in male victims or witnesses to violence.
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Police obtained sketches of the assailants with the help of themalevictim, and used a cell phone stolen from the two victims to find one of the assailants.
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Of those, 257 were indictable offences involving 402 male victims or accomplices, as the case may be.
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We tend to focus on women victims, but it is important that we do not forget male victims.
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We need to convince the public generally and young male victims in particular that justice can be secured if they take positive and constructive action.
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Research suggests that the notoriously low report rate is particularly true among male victims.
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It applies both to female and to male victims, and it applies whether absence of consent is an element of offence or not.
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One study found the rate of male victims to be 1 in 7 (14%).
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