Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of crime victims.
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- noun The study of the
victims ofcrime , and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims.
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Examples
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This is possibly the most astonishing bit of poor-mouthing I've ever seen, the ultimate in victimology.
December 16th, 2008 m_francis 2008
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Mark Steyn says Michelle Obama "embodies a peculiar mix of privilege and victimology, which is not where most Americans live."
Dan Agin: Michelle Obama and the Poison of National Review 2008
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I would try to do an extensive analysis of the victim, what we came to call victimology, equally important as understanding the perpetrator in getting a handle on the crime.
Obsession John Douglas 1998
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I would try to do an extensive analysis of the victim, what we came to call victimology, equally important as understanding the perpetrator in getting a handle on the crime.
Obsession John Douglas 1998
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It fuels victimology, which is so central to Jewish group identity and cohesion.
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But there's no inherited privilege in Michelle Obama, only achievement through intelligence and education, and the "victimology" is that of a black woman living in a thoroughly racist society.
Dan Agin: Michelle Obama and the Poison of National Review 2008
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He decried what he called the "victimology" of groups such as CAIR and the
Politics Daily Mary C. Curtis 2010
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For each of her cases, she develops a "victimology," sitting down face-to-face with friends and family members to learn the victim's employment, education, relationship, sexual, and alcohol and drug histories, and even obtain dental records.
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Have a liberal, "victimology", PC members-only Denver City Council and Mayor in denial and afraid of other PC-pimps.
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Have a liberal, "victimology", PC members-only Denver City Council and Mayor in denial and afraid of other PC-pimps.
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