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agredida

victim (female, of assault)

noun ah-greh-DEE-dah Rare
People & Society Crime

Usage Note

Agredida is the feminine past participle of agredir (to assault) used as a noun to denote a female victim of an attack; the masculine counterpart is agredido. Spanish journalism and legal writing regularly use participial nouns this way. The verb agredir is defective in traditional grammars, though modern usage accepts all forms.

Examples

"La agredida presentó la denuncia ayer."

Natural Translation

The victim filed the complaint yesterday.

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