nonfatal

nonfatal

See also: non-fatal

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English non-
English fatal
English nonfatal

    From non- + fatal.

    Adjective

    nonfatal (not comparable)

    1. Not fatal; from which death will not result.

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    Noun

    nonfatal (plural nonfatals)

    1. An incident not causing death; a nonfatality.
      • 1969, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education, Hearings, page 90:
        For this same period there have been four fatals and 44 nonfatals in gassy mines.
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