victim of aggression

collocation in English

meaningsofvictimandaggression

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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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aggression
noun[U]
uk
/əˈɡreʃ.ən/us
/əˈɡreʃ.ən/
spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone ...
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(Definition ofvictimandaggressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No, we did not save thevictimofaggression.
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It involved support of thevictimofaggression.
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Will he tell us what he has done to assist thevictimofaggression?
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It is a case of the application of sanctions against thevictimofaggressionitself.
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They may be used in going to the help of avictimofaggression.
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This agreement must provide for prompt and united support for anyvictimofaggression.
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In the meantime, the attack on thevictimofaggressionwould be going on.
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Today, the same policy is going to fail because of the intransigence of thevictimofaggression.
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Secondly, it commits them very strongly to help thevictimofaggressionwhichever country is the first to attack.
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At the other extreme are those who say they would like the obligation to render military assistance to thevictimofaggressionto be universal and automatic.
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If they are not consistent, the only argument is that you must go and help any othervictimofaggressionbut you must not help yourselves.
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On the contrary, the treaty must continue, all members being obliged to go to the assistance of any member which is avictimofaggressionin the area defined.
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Thus, when a new juvenile enters an anemone, it begins at the bottom of the social ladder where it is often thevictimofaggressionby other clownfish.
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