FATALITY


Meaning of FATALITY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

rate

Severe deliriumtremens has a fatality rate of 20%, higher than any drug except the barbiturates.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, we have the highest fatality rate from fire in the industrial world.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Airplane fatality rates are low.

New drugs have reduced the fatality of the disease.

This year there have been 15% fewer traffic fatalities.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A further adjustment is required for direct costs associated with a fatality that are not borne by the family of the victim.

At least one double fatality has been caused in this way.

But there were no fatalities and the number of accidents for older riders was falling.

Six months on, few of the fish have grown and fatalities have begun to occur.

There were no hepatic fatalities in the United States in patients over 10 years of age on monotherapy.

This is borne out by the 1991 figures which tell us that out of eight fatalities, half involved the tractor.

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