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ca·su·al·ty
I. \ˈkazhəltē, -i also -zhəwəl-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English casuelte, from casuel casual + -te -ty
1. archaic : chance, fortune
< losses that befall them by mere casualty — Walter Raleigh >
2.
a. : an unfortunate occurrence : mischance
< yielding to the casualties of trade — H.S.Canby >
b. : serious or fatal accident : disaster
< casualties at sea during the storm >
< losses from fire, storm, or other casualty — J.S.Seidman >
3. [translation of Medieval Latin casualitas]
a. : a casual charge or payment
b. Scots law : a payment demandable by a superior from his tenant upon the happening of various uncertain events as distinguished for example from a payment at a certain time (as rent)
4. : a person lost to a command through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, capture, or through being missing in action
< casualties were heavy >
5.
a. : injury or death from accident
b. : one injured or killed (as by an accident)
< the dog was a traffic casualty >
6. : a person or thing that has failed, been injured, lost, or destroyed as a result of uncontrollable circumstance or of some action : victim
< the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election >
< the factory was a casualty of the recession >
II. \ˈkazəltē, -asə-\
variant of casalty |