casualty

About 1.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
2. noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
3. noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
4. noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
5. noun Clipping of casualty department: the accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment.
6. noun An incidental charge or payment.
7. noun Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.
8. noun Chance nature; randomness.

Similar words

injured party fatal accident accident victim toll lost victimization loss dead death

Often followed by

of insurance and loss losses lists rate figures or

Word family

casualties