casualty of war — One killed or wounded in combat, or taken as a prisoner of war. As the term was used in a life insurance policy exempting the insurer from liability for death caused by the casualties or consequences of war or rebellion, such exemption included… … Ballentine's law dictionary
truth is the first casualty of war — The originator of this saying is sometimes said to be Hiram Johnson, addressing the US Senate in 1918, but it does not occur in the record of the relevant speech. 1928 A. PONSONBY Falsehood in Wartime (epigraph) When war is declared, Truth is the … Proverbs new dictionary
casualty — noun a casualty of war a record of the casualties Syn: victim, fatality, loss, MIA; (casualties) dead and injured, missing in action, missing … Thesaurus of popular words
casualty — see truth is the first casualty of war … Proverbs new dictionary
war — see business is war councils of war never fight all’s fair in love and war when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war if you want peace, you must prepare for war truth is the first casualty of war … Proverbs new dictionary
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — War in Afghanistan Part of the Afghan civil war and the War on Terror … Wikipedia
Casualty estimation — is the process of estimating the number of injuries or deaths in a battle or natural disaster that has already occurred. (Casualty prediction is the process of estimating the number of injuries or deaths that might occur in a planned or potential … Wikipedia
Casualty (series 5) — Casualty series 5 Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 13 Broadcast Original channel BBC … Wikipedia
Casualty — may refer to:*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or injured in a war or disaster * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as a casualty department (chiefly British) *Casualty (TV series), the world s longest running emergency… … Wikipedia
Casualty prediction — is the science of predicting the number of deaths or injuries that may result from an epidemic, natural disaster or act of war such as the explosion of a nuclear weapon, chemical weapon or biological weapon. [ [http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb … Wikipedia
