casualty
The military operation was certain to cause civilian casualties.
There have been reports of heavy civilian casualties in the area, including children.
If there is the possibility of even one civilian casualty, we will not strike.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Death and dying
all-cause mortality
antemortem
bereave
bite
bleed out
coroner
death toll
ghost
have one foot in the graveidiom
macabre
perish
raise
raise someone from the deadidiom
remains
roadkill
self-extinction
sepulchrally
snuff
strike someone down
toll
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