"vic" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-vic.ogg [Australia] Forms: vics [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of victim. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|victim}} Clipping of victim Head templates: {{en-noun}} vic (plural vics)
  1. (law enforcement, slang) A victim of a homicide. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Murder, People
    Sense id: en-vic-en-noun-lgcedEW1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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