BEST ANSWER TO FIRST CORRECT ANSWER.. What do you call the person who..?

Question

is victim of a crime. (Don't say victim). For example, there are two girls and J broke K's nose. What would you call K? Best answer to first correct answer.

Answer 1

Legally, the word is complainant.

http://www.kentlaw.edu/perritt/blog/2007/07/judge-bans-word-rape.html

The words "victim" and "assailant" are prejudicial

Of the five banned words, it easiest to understand why the judge banned "victim" and "assailant." Because it is disputed whether a crime occurred, words like "victim" and "assailant" are prejudicial, and it is probably a good idea to ban their use. The Connecticut Supreme Court, for example, held that it was reversible error when the district court used the term "victim" to describe the complainant in a rape case. In State v. Cortes, 851 A.2d 1230 (2004), the prosecutor, multiple witnesses, and even the judge called the complainant a victim "as many as eighty times." The Court said that in cases where it is undisputed that a crime has been committed and "only the identity of the perpetrator is in dispute, a court's use of the term 'victim' is not inappropriate." When there is a dispute over whether there is a crime or a victim, then if the court uses the term it "might convey to the jury, to whatever slight degree, its belief that a crime has been committed against the complainant." The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed the conviction because using the term "victim" violated the defendant's due process rights and the defendant had not received a fair trial.

Answer 2

Target

Answer 3

Surviver

Answer 4

Target? Casualty?

Answer 5

If I could vote (yet) I would say apmama2four hit the nail on the head.

Answer 6

The chick with the broken nose.

Answer 7

Pronunciation: 'vik-t&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin victima; perhaps akin to Old High German wIh holy
1 : a living being sacrificed to a deity or in the performance of a religious rite
2 : one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent : as a (1) : one that is injured, destroyed, or sacrificed under any of various conditions (2) : one that is subjected to oppression, hardship, or mistreatment b : one that is tricked or duped

Used Abused Hurt Injured Defendant Plaintiff... Heck I don't know. A vicim is a victim.

Answer 8

A victim of circumstance...

Answer 9

I'd call K suckerpunched and J was just nasty to do something like that!

and if I get a thumbs down, I won't feel hurt or mad, I'd just feel pity for the fool. :o)

Answer 10

Injured Party?