🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

suposta vítima

Pronunciation / Transliteration: suˈpɔs.tɐ ˈvi.tʃi.mɐ

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

"A suposta vítima relatou o incidente à polícia."

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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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