Complainant vs. Victim

Complainant vs. Victim — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Complainant and Victim

Complainantnoun

(legal) The party that brings a civil lawsuit against another; the plaintiff.

Victimnoun

One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:

the youngest victims of the brutal warvictim of a bad decision by a rushed and overworked judge

Complainantnoun

One who makes complaint.

Victimnoun

One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.

victims of assault; the murderer's victimsbecame another victim of the latest scam

Complainantnoun

a person who brings an action in a court of law

Victimnoun

One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.

a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
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Victimnoun

One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.

a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetencethe newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsidersa victim of sexism; victims of a racist system

Victimnoun

One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.

relief efforts to help victims of the hurricanevictim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad lucklocal businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn

Victimnoun

A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

Victimnoun

The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.

Victimnoun

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

Victimnoun

a person who is tricked or swindled

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