See victimize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "izmǎčvam",
"sense": "to punish someone unjustly",
"word": "измъчвам"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to punish someone unjustly",
"word": "schikanieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to punish someone unjustly",
"word": "ungerecht behandeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to punish someone unjustly",
"word": "ungerechterweise bestrafen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to punish someone unjustly",
"word": "injustiçar"
}
],
"word": "victimize"
}
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