nonfatal

See also: non-fatal

English

Alternative forms

• non-fatal

Etymology

From non- +‎ fatal.

Adjective

nonfatal (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• nonfatally

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.