nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data released Tuesday.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Since then, he has been linked to multiple nonfatal shootings in Oakland, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Baltimore is poised to end the year with the fewest homicides in more than a decade, and nonfatal shootings have plunged from a year ago.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
So far this year, 95 people have suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds, well behind two years ago, when there were 193, Henry said.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Since then, he has been linked to multiple nonfatal shootings in Oakland, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Baltimore is poised to end the year with the fewest homicides in more than a decade, and nonfatal shootings have plunged from a year ago.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
So far this year, 95 people have suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds, well behind two years ago, when there were 193, Henry said.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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