casualty
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæʒjuəlti/ usplural casualtiessomething or someone that suffers or fails because of an event:
a casualty of sth Nonprofit groups may find funding for their projects among the first casualties of the budget problem.
Relationships can become a casualty of workplace stress.
the first/latest/major casualty Smith is the latest casualty in a series of sackings at the organization.
LAW
a person who is killed or injured in an accident, attack, etc.:
cause/inflict casualties Food products have been contaminated, causing human casualties and considerable economic loss.
reduce/minimize/prevent casualties
sustain/suffer casualties
INSURANCE
property that is damaged or destroyed in an accident, or the accident that causes this:
The hirer was liable for the collision, unless the casualty was proved to have been caused by the failure of the boat's owners to make it seaworthy.