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casualty definition - legal

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 Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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