n.1 a person injured or killed as a result of an event or circumstance (a road victim; the victims of war).
2 a person or thing injured or destroyed in pursuit of an object or in gratification of a passion etc. (the victim of their ruthless ambition).
3 a prey; a dupe (fell victim to a confidence trick).
4 a living creature sacrificed to a deity or in a religious rite.
Etymology: L victima