vic
English meaning: Vic
Definition
(law enforcement) A victim of crime.
Example
“Detectives confirmed the vic had no connection to the suspect.”
Another example: “According to the report, the vic was last seen leaving the bar at midnight.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal noun, chiefly in law enforcement and crime drama, clipping of 'victim' ('the vic was found at the scene'). Also a male name (Vic, short for Victor) and an abbreviation (e.g. Victoria). Jargon and casual in tone.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century clipping of 'victim' (from Latin 'victima', a sacrificial creature), used as police and crime-drama slang.
Synonyms
- victim
- casualty
- sufferer
Antonyms / Opposites
- perpetrator
- offender
- suspect
Related Words
- sotto
- mensa
- lem
- firth
- viper
- morrow
- ipa
- ale
- mortimer
- olivier
Common Collocations
- the vic
- identify the vic
- our vic
- vic's apartment
Word Forms
vic (n, informal); vics (pl.); short for victim
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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