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Noun Concept
Categories: Civilian casualties, Euphemisms, War casualties, Linguistic controversies, All articles lacking reliable references
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collateral damage  Colateral damage  collateral  Collateral victim
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(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations WordNet 3.0
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(euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Collateral damage is any death, injury, or other damage inflicted that is an incidental result of an activity. Wikipedia
U.S. military term for unintended or incidental damage during a military operation. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Unintended damage caused during a military operation Wikipedia Disambiguation
Damage to things that are incidental to the intended target Wikidata
Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that are the unintended result of military operations. Wiktionary
IS A
fatal accident
damage
knock-on effect
HAS INSTANCE
Civilian casualties from U.S. drone strikes
AWARD RECEIVED
Un-word of the year
CATEGORY DOMAIN
military
HAS QUALITY
knock-on effect
USAGE DOMAIN
euphemism
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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collateral damage
Wikipedia
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collateral damage
Wikidata
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collateral damage
Wiktionary
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collateral damage
Wikipedia Redirections
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Colateral damage, collateral (property), Collateral victim

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