Complainant vs. Victim
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 judgeComplainantnoun
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 scamComplainantnoun
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 crashVictimnoun
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 systemVictimnoun
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 downturnVictimnoun
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
