CASUALTY Definition & Meaning

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casualty

[kazh-oo-uhl-tee]

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casualties

Military.��
1. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because their whereabouts or condition cannot be determined.
2. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
one who is injured or killed in an accident.
There were no casualties in the traffic accident.
any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event.
Their house was a casualty of the fire.
a serious accident, especially one involving bodily injury or death.

casualty

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a serviceman who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing as a result of enemy action
a person who is injured or killed in an accident
a hospital department in which victims of accidents, violence, etc, are treated
anything that is lost, damaged, or destroyed as the result of an accident, etc

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First recorded in 1375–1425; casual + -ty ²; replacing late Middle English casuelte, equivalent to casuel ( casual ) + -te -ty ²

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The Met Police's Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist previously raised concerns of a "mass casualty event" due to crowd density.

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"We spend a lot of time - hobbling in my case - getting to the shelters. It is taking a toll, especially when you hear of the casualties."

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Nasser Hospital, the main functioning medical facility in the area, has been overwhelmed by the number of casualties.

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But why such interest, given there were no casualties, and the damage to the hull appeared relatively minor?

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Iran is also hitting back with its own expanding hit list as civilian casualties mount in both countries.

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