nonfatal

See also: non-fatal

English

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Etymology

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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