casualty

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

2 someone injured or killed in an accident [syn: injured party]

3 an accident that causes someone to die [syn: fatal accident]

4 a decrease of military personnel or equipment

English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.

Translations

Noun

1. The accident and emergency department of a hospital

Derived terms

• casualty department
• casualty ward

Related terms

• casual

Casualty may refer to:

• Casualty (person), a person who is killed or injured in a war or disaster
• The emergency department of a hospital, also known as a casualty department (chiefly British)
• Casualty (TV series), the world's longest running emergency medical drama
• Casualty 1906 historical medical drama pilot
• Casualty 1907 historical medical drama
• Casualty insurance, a type of insurance

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