blameless victim
collocation in Englishmeaningsofblamelessandvictim
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blameless
adjective
uk/ˈbleɪm.ləs/us/ˈbleɪm.ləs/
not responsible for ...
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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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But they did believe that the public felt a sense of responsibility for, and sympathy with, theblamelessvictim.
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What we aim to do is to make a generous payment in recognition of society's concern for theblamelessvictimof a violent crime.
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Instead, the tariff scheme provides a lump sum payment in tangible recognition of society's concern for theblamelessvictimof violent crime.
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Instead, we are providing a lump sum payment—and a generous one—in tangible recognition of society's concern for theblamelessvictimof a crime of violence.
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What we are aiming to provide is a tariff payment to reflect society's sense of responsibility for, and feelings of sympathy with, theblamelessvictimof a crime of violence.
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The death of ablamelessvictimhad typically been presented as a conclusive episode, imbued with the virtue of heroism.
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Our substantive arguments about the moral similarities between equally blameless victims and equally careless actors do not dictate a unique policy approach.
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There is no obvious principled reason to make a distinction between the compensation due equally blameless victims on the basis of the cause of that loss.
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These poor, blameless victims were thrown out without a penny being paid to them and with just the clothes they stood up in.
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Under that scheme, compensation payments to blameless victims of violent crime will be made from a tariff of awards for injuries of comparable severity.
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It provides payment from public funds to the blameless victims of crimes of violence and those injured in attempting to apprehend criminals or prevent crime.
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Instead, we are providing a tangible and still very generous payment in recognition of society's concern for the blameless victims of violent crime.
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It is a disease whose mysteries are clouded in prejudice throughout society; that has compounded the problems facing its blameless victims.
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Its aim is to provide statutory backing for the payment of compensation to the blameless victims of violent crime.
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It is attempting to represent society's concern for blameless victims of crime.
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It will continue to provide a tangible recognition of society's sympathy and concern for the blameless victims of crimes of violence.
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It is an acknowledgement that society has a responsibility for, and sense of solidarity with, the blameless victims of criminal violence.
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If this measure is a moral imperative, it would seem to be immoral to drive its blameless victims into bankruptcy.
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He believes that he and his colleagues are blameless victims of that terrible cynicism.
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It provides compensation from public funds to the blameless victims of crimes of violence and to those injured in attempting to catch criminals or prevent crime.
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