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IDEA.org / Words / murder victim
Related — corpse (Deceased human body); body (Physical structure, living thing); deceased (No longer living); homicide · crime scene · detective · investigation · blood · witness · evidence · autopsy · morgue · chalk outline
role in homicidemurder victim ≠ murderer One who unlawfully kills; killer · perpetrator · assailant · assassin · slayer
harm and survivalmurder victim ≠ survivor One still alive after; escapee
role in justice systemmurder victim ≠ defendant Party facing charges; accused · death row inmate · suspect · condemned prisoner
victims: victim, victims, casualty, survivors, fatality; the dead: corpse, cadaver, decedent, departed, remains; grief: grief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/murder_victim