Collocations withvictim
These are words often used in combination withvictim.
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alleged victim
That the alleged victim had suffered a rib contusion is thus a false proposition.
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blameless victim
But they did believe that the public felt a sense of responsibility for, and sympathy with, the blameless victim.
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female victim
In court, a female victim should give evidence that she has been subjected to fear, harassment and humiliation through the activities of such a motorist.
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flood victims
The subscription to the flood victims was agreed to by the legislative council.
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helpless victim
He is a helpless victim of events.
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innocent victim
The infant on the other hand was an entirely innocent victim.
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intended victim
One is that the witch works in secrecy, normally giving the intended victim no warning or consciousness of what is happening until the harm has been done.
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male victim
This was the only instance of a female suspect for an adult male victim.
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plague victim
Since 1131 it has been used to house pilgrims and crusaders, plague victims, monks, soldiers, the mentally ill and stray cats.
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potential victim
Neither involves harm to a victim, and often there is no determinate potential victim.
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sacrificial victim
Using a fire drill, the priests then star ted a new fire on the chest of a sacrificial victim.
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stroke victim
A stroke in later life can affect eyesight, leaving the stroke victim no longer able to read or complete forms and pay bills.
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unfortunate victim
I was the unfortunate victim of five of them.
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victim of aggression
No, we did not save the victim of aggression.
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victim of injustice
Would he not feel in those circumstances that he, the farmer, was the victim of injustice in being compelled to continue to give accommodation to such a man?
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victim of violence
Women in prison have often been the victim of violence.
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victims of oppression
It was the idea that the victims of oppression are often held responsible, by their oppressors, for their own afflictions.
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