casualties

noun

1. 1

   Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

2. 2

   A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.

3. 3

   Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

4. 4

   A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

5. 5

   The accident and emergency department of a hospital.

6. 6

   An incidental charge or payment.

7. 7

   Chance nature; randomness.