Casualty

What “Casualty” means

Noun

1. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
2. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
3. Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
4. A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
5. Clipping of casualty department: the accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment.

Where the word comes from

From casual, from Middle French casuel, from Medieval Latin casualitas and Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”). Originally meaning “a chance event” (compare casual, as in “casual encounter”), it developed a negative meaning as “an unfortunate event”, especially the loss of a person.

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• Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers