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victimization

[ vik-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of making someone into a victim by harming or killing them:
Mentally ill people who wander these streets are particularly vulnerable to victimization by criminal predators.
the act or fact of blaming others for the hardships one encounters in life:
That school of thought says that victimization is an attitude: you may have no control over what happens to you, but you can control what you do with it.

The differences in overall victimization are driven mainly by the incidences of completed rape.

This study uses the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which is really a tool that tracks crimes.

The politics of victimization are a potent force in the world today.

Being pressed to conform to such a change in majority opinion must feel like victimization.

But Christians complaining about “discrimination” should realize what real victimization looks like.

Ten shillings per week to be paid in strike and victimization pay.

My victimization had created a bitter feeling in the division, and some very exciting scenes occurred during the election.

During the quarter I had several lock-out cases and victimization cases to deal with, which cost the Union several pounds.

My old friend George Hewitt, the branch secretary, was specially marked out for victimization.

The complete restoration of freedom of speech and political action, with protection against victimization.

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