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(1):

(n.) A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.

(2):

(n.) A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.

(3):

(n.) Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.

(4):

(n.) A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Victim'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/victim.html. 1828.
 
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