n.; pl. Casualties [ F. casualité, LL. casualitas. ] 1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency. [ 1913 Webster ]
Losses that befall them by mere casualty. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an unhappy casualty. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. pl. (Mil. & Naval) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Casualty ward, A ward in a hospital devoted to the treatment of injuries received by accident.
Syn. -- Accident; contingency; fortuity; misfortune. [ 1913 Webster ]