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noun ca·su·al·ty \ˈka-zhəl-tē, ˈkazh-wəl-, ˈka-zhə-wəl-\

Simple Definition of casualty

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

plural

1 archaic : chance, fortune <losses that befall them by mere casualty — Sir Walter Raleigh>
2 : serious or fatal accident : disaster
3 a : a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action b : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : victim <the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election>

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a low number of casualties
<the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children>

15th Century

15th century

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noun ca·su·al·ty \ˈka-zhəl-tē\

plural

1 : a person who is hurt or killed in a war, disaster, or accident
2 : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed <The old tree was a casualty of the storm.>

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noun ca·su·al·ty \ˈkazh-əl-tē, ˈkazh-(ə-)wəl-\

plural

1: a serious or fatal accident
2: a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
3a: injury or death from accidentb: one injured or killed (as by accident)

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noun ca·su·al·ty \ˈka-zhəl-tē, ˈka-zhə-wəl-\

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1 : an unfortunate occurrence; especially : a serious and often disastrous accident <conversion of property…arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty — Internal Revenue Code>
2 : something lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed — see also casualty gain at gain, casualty loss at loss