plural fatalities
Definition of fatality
1a
: the quality or state of causing death or destruction
b
: the quality or condition of being destined for disaster
2
: something established by fate
3a
: fate sense 1
b
: fatalism
4
: the agent or agency of fate
5a
: death resulting from a disaster
b
: one that experiences a fatal outcome
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The first known use of fatality was in the 15th century
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