secondary victimization

noun

The act of blaming the victim of a crime rather than the perpetrator.

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Meanings

nounsecondary victimization (usually uncountable, plural secondary victimizations)

plural secondary victimizations · alternative UK secondary victimisation

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act of blaming the victim of a crime rather than the perpetrator.

Translations

Finnish toissijainen uhriutuminen
  • toissijainen uhriutuminenvictim culpability
French victimisation secondaire
  • victimisation secondairevictim culpability
Italian vittimizzazione secondaria
  • vittimizzazione secondariavictim culpability
Polish wtórna wiktymizacja
  • wtórna wiktymizacjavictim culpability
Portuguese vitimização secundária
  • vitimização secundáriavictim culpability
Cite this entry
APA

secondary victimization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20victimization

MLA

“secondary victimization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20victimization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary victimization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20victimization.

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