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casualty
noun
-
casualty
,
casualties
the
part
of
a
British
hospital
where
people
receive
emergency
treatment
;
the
emergency
department
•
She
rushed
her
son
to
casualty
after
he
broke
his
arm
.
She
rushed
her
son
to
casualty
after
he
broke
his
arm
.
•
The
waiting
time
in
casualty
was
over
two
hours
.
The
waiting
time
in
casualty
was
over
two
hours
.
British
hospital
slang
from
the
early
20th
century
,
shortening
of
“
casualty
department
”.
noun
-
casualty
,
casualties
a
person
who
is
killed
or
hurt
in
an
accident
,
war
,
or
other
violent
event
•
The
battle
ended
at
dawn
with
over
fifty
casualties
on
both
sides
.
The
battle
ended
at
dawn
with
over
fifty
casualties
on
both
sides
.
•
Paramedics
rushed
to
the
scene
to
treat
the
casualty
lying
on
the
roadside
.
Paramedics
rushed
to
the
scene
to
treat
the
casualty
lying
on
the
roadside
.
Late
15th
century
:
from
casualty
meaning
‘
chance
’,
later
‘
accident
’,
from
Latin
casus
‘
fall
,
case
’.
noun
-
casualty
,
casualties
something
that
is
damaged
,
lost
,
or
stops
existing
because
of
an
event
or
change
•
The
local
bookstore
became
a
casualty
of
the
economic
downturn
.
The
local
bookstore
became
a
casualty
of
the
economic
downturn
.
•
Honesty
was
the
first
casualty
in
their
heated
argument
.
Honesty
was
the
first
casualty
in
their
heated
argument
.
Extension
of
the
primary
sense
‘
accidental
loss
or
injury
’
to
abstract
losses
from
the
19th
century
onward
.
noun
-
casualty
,
casualties
losses
or
claims
covered
by
certain
kinds
of
insurance
,
especially
property
or
liability
insurance
•
He
works
in
property
and
casualty
at
a
large
insurance
firm
.
He
works
in
property
and
casualty
at
a
large
insurance
firm
.
•
The
report
analyzed
the
company's
casualty
losses
over
the
year
.
The
report
analyzed
the
company's
casualty
losses
over
the
year
.
Adopted
in
early
20th-century
American
insurance
jargon
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
accidental
loss
’
to
financial
coverage
.