n. 25B6; noun
a victim of crime : SUFFERER, injured party, casualty; fatality, loss; loser.
the victim of a confidence trick : DUPE, stooge, gull, fool; target, prey, quarry, object, subject, focus, recipient; informal sucker, fall guy, chump, muggins, charlie; N. Amer. informal patsy, pigeon, sap.
a sacrificial victim : SACRIFICE, (burnt) offering, scapegoat.
25A0; fall victim to FALL ILL WITH, be stricken with, catch, develop, contract, pick up; succumb to; informal go down with.