🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

피해 추정자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pi-hae chu-jeong-ja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alleged-victim/əˈlɛdʒd ˈvɪk.tɪm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"변호사는 피해 추정자에게 질문을 던졌다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is stated or claimed to have suffered harm, injury, or loss from a crime or wrongful act, prior to judicial determination of the facts.

    "The defense attorney repeatedly referred to the testifying individual as the alleged-victim during cross-examination."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'alleged', stemming from the Latin 'allegare' (to bring forward, declare) via Old French, with 'victim', originating from the Latin 'victima' (a beast for sacrifice). Formed in modern legal journalism and jurisprudence, it functions as a compound descriptor to maintain the presumption of innocence before legal guilt or liability is formally established.

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