Meaning of the word fatality in English

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fatality

US /fəˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
UK /fəˈtæl.ə.t̬i/

Noun

1.

a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways:

Example:
There are thousands of traffic fatalities (= deaths in traffic accidents) every year.
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