fatal wound; mortal injury
Refers to a wound or injury that causes death. Often used in medical, legal, or news contexts.
被害者は頭部に致死傷を負っていた。
The victim had sustained a fatal wound to the head.
その事故で複数の致死傷が報告された。
Multiple fatal injuries were reported in the accident.
rape resulting in death or injury
professional negligence resulting in injury or death
illegal arrest and imprisonment resulting in death or bodily injury
Compound of 致 (cause, bring about), 死 (death), and 傷 (wound, injury). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.