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Personnel Casualty

Definition: Personnel casualty refers to an individual who has been injured, wounded, or killed in a military or civilian setting.

Sense 1 (noun): A person who has suffered injury or death in a military conflict or accident.

Example Sentence: The army reported 30 personnel casualties during the recent operation in the war-torn region.

Sense 2 (noun): The number of individuals wounded or killed in a specific military action or disaster.

Example Sentence: The personnel casualty count after the bombing increased as more injured people were found.

Sense 3 (noun): A person who sustains injury or harm in a non-military context, such as an accident or disaster.

Example Sentence: The earthquake resulted in numerous personnel casualties as buildings collapsed and people were trapped.