Casualty

Meaning

Noun

●

Something that

, especially an

; an

, a disaster.

●

In People:

A person

from

or who has been

due to an

or through an

of violence.

●

In People:

Specifically, a person who has been

(not only

) due to an

or through an

of

; a fatality.

●

In Military & People:

A person in

military service

who becomes

for

, for any

(notably

,

,

,

, or desertion).

●

In British English & People:

The

accident and emergency

of a

treatment; a

casualty department

or

room.

●

An

or payment.

●

Someone

by a

,

or situation.

●

Chance

; randomness.

Sourced from

Origin

casualty

English

casualitas

Latin

Sourced from

Synonyms

Emergency Department

Casualty Department

Accident And Emergency

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