victimology

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French victimologie

Noun

victimology (countable and uncountable, plural victimologies)

1. The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims.

Related terms

• victimological
• victimologist

Translations

the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims

• French: victimologie (fr)
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