nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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The National Fraternal Order of Police tracks on-duty officer shootings, both fatal and nonfatal, though the data does not include incidents in which officers were fired upon but not hit.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The National Fraternal Order of Police tracks the number of officer shootings, both fatal and nonfatal.
—Claudia Lauer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Police are investigating a nonfatal shooting in Hartford on Monday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
The National Academies review similarly concluded that moderate drinkers had lower rates of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks and strokes than abstainers.
—Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The National Fraternal Order of Police tracks the number of officer shootings, both fatal and nonfatal.
—Claudia Lauer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Police are investigating a nonfatal shooting in Hartford on Monday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
The National Academies review similarly concluded that moderate drinkers had lower rates of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks and strokes than abstainers.
—Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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