nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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Police are investigating a nonfatal shooting in Hartford on Thursday night.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
For every child who dies from drowning, another seven receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries.
—Anna Nguyen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
He’s since been charged alongside 15 other gang members in a March 2024 superseding indictment, implicating him in two nonfatal shootings, one of which brought him a murder-for-hire charge.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The study, which analyzed nonfatal fentanyl exposures in children aged 0–19 reported to U.S. poison centers across 49 states from 2015 to 2023, showed the number of severe incidents is on the rise.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
For every child who dies from drowning, another seven receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries.
—Anna Nguyen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
He’s since been charged alongside 15 other gang members in a March 2024 superseding indictment, implicating him in two nonfatal shootings, one of which brought him a murder-for-hire charge.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The study, which analyzed nonfatal fentanyl exposures in children aged 0–19 reported to U.S. poison centers across 49 states from 2015 to 2023, showed the number of severe incidents is on the rise.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Nonfatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfatal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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