nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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On July 20, 2023, just 19 days before Monroe allegedly killed her, Diaz had put up $20,000 to bail him out of jail in a nonfatal shooting case.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
The incident was one of three nonfatal shootings that happened in Detroit on Saturday, officials said.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 May 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged Monday in relation to the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during immigration operations in Minnesota earlier this year.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
The incident was one of three nonfatal shootings that happened in Detroit on Saturday, officials said.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 May 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged Monday in relation to the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during immigration operations in Minnesota earlier this year.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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