fatal wound; mortal injury
Refers to a wound or injury that causes death. Often used in medical, legal, or news contexts.
The victim had sustained a fatal wound to the head.
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.