A count or measure of the number of deaths resulting from a specific event, condition, or situation
“The government released a statement revealing that the fatalities resulting from the recent earthquake had reached a devastating count of over 500.”
The (total) casualties resulting from an incident or event
Plural for death, or the act or state of dying
“The fatality was not caused by his falling from the elevated platform, but by his having access to the area.”
Plural for an event, such as an accident, that causes death
“The driver of the vehicle was brought to court in a landmark case, the first in which the use of a cell phone had been blamed for a road fatality.”
Plural for the fact, degree, or capability of causing death
“Either we succumb to the fatality of the trap, or we escape its bite and move on with fresh wounds to lick.”
Plural for an act of causing death, especially deliberately
Plural for a final blow or shot that results in death
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