casualty
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Definition & Meaning of "casualty"in English

Casualty
01

someone who is killed or wounded during a war or an accident 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
casualties
Examples
The recent earthquake resulted in a tragic casualty count of over 500 people, leaving families devastated across the region. 
02

an accident that is deadly or injures one terribly 

03

a person or a thing that is badly affected when an incident occurs 

04

someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement 

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