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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Should I use "Victim" to describe this situation
Hi everyone! I want to ask the use of "victim"
Simon and Tony are friends. Simon is an important board director of a company. If the media reports that Simon and Tony are homosexual, and the report causes damage to Simon's good reputation. Can I say Simon is the victim?
Also, what are the other vocabularies that I can use in such a senario?
Thank you very much and I appreciate your help!
Tszming from Hong Kong
Simon and Tony are friends. Simon is an important board director of a company. If the media reports that Simon and Tony are homosexual, and the report causes damage to Simon's good reputation. Can I say Simon is the victim?
Also, what are the other vocabularies that I can use in such a senario?
Thank you very much and I appreciate your help!
Tszming from Hong Kong
Top answer
Simon is a victim if the report is not true. If he is not gay, then Simon is a victim of libel (if the medium is the newspaper) or slander (if the medium is TV).
- Simon is a victim if the report is not true.
- If he is not gay, then Simon is a victim of libel (if the medium is the newspaper) or slander (if the medium is TV).
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Simon is a victim if the report is not true. If he is not gay, then Simon is a victim of libel (if the medium is the newspaper) or slander (if the medium is TV).
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