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ca·su·al·ty /'ka-zhəl-tē, 'ka-zhə-wəl-/ n pl -ties1: an unfortunate occurrence; esp: a serious and often disastrous accidentconversion of property...arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty — Internal Revenue Code2: something lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed see also casualty gain at gain; casualty loss at loss
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accident, adversity, affliction, backset, bad fortune, blight, calamity, catastrophe, contretemps, debacle, disaster, emergency, hardship, ill fortune, ill hap, incident, infliction, injury, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, serious accident, setback, tragedy, unforeseen accident, unfortunate accident, unfortunate occurence
associated concepts: casualty insurance, casualty loss
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accident (misfortune), corpse, damage, disaster, expense (sacrifice), fatality, happenstance, misfortune, quirk (accident), tragedy, victim
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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1) An accident or event which could not have been foreseen or avoided, such as a shipwreck, fire, or earthquake.2) The liability or loss resulting from such an accident or event. (See: casualty loss)Category: Accidents & InjuriesCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Small Claims Court
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 An individual or property that has been destroyed, injured, lost, or otherwise made ineffective.2 The harm to an individual or property as a result of a sudden, unexpected, or unusual event.3 An accident, especially one that is fatal or serious.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A serious or fatal accident. A person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed. A disastrous occurrence due to sudden, unexpected, or unusual cause. Accident; misfortune or mishap; that which comes by chance or without design. A loss from such an event or cause, as by fire, shipwreck, lightning, etc.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A serious or fatal accident. A person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed. A disastrous occurrence due to sudden, unexpected, or unusual cause. Accident; misfortune or mishap; that which comes by chance or without design. A loss from such an event or cause, as by fire, shipwreck, lightning, etc.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) an accident which could not have been foreseen or guarded against, such as a shipwreck caused by storm or fire caused by lightning.2) the loss, as of life, from such an unavoidable accident. The courts remain inconsistent on the exact definition.See also: casualty loss
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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casualty — ► NOUN (pl. casualties) 1) a person killed or injured in a war or accident. 2) a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation: the firm was one of the casualties of the recession. ORIGIN originally in the sense «a chance occurrence»:… … English terms dictionary
casualty — [kazh′o͞o əl tē] n. pl. casualties [ME & OFr casuelte < ML casualitas: see CASUAL] 1. an accident, esp. a fatal one 2. Mil. a) a member of the armed forces who is lost to active service through being killed, wounded, captured, interned, sick,… … English World dictionary
casualty — noun 1 person killed/injured in a war/an accident ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, high, serious ▪ light, low ▪ pedestrian, road (both BrE) … Collocations dictionary