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Meaning of casualty

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

casualty

Pronunciation:/ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

noun

Definitions

  1. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

  2. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.

  3. Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

  4. A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).