casualty

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) Chance nature; randomness.
  2. Noun.  Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  3. Noun.  A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  4. Noun.  (British) The accident and emergency department of a hospital.

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