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West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

FATAL

Deadly or mortal; destructive; devastating.

A fatal error in legal procedure is one that is of such a substantial nature as to harm unjustly the person who complains about it. It is synonymous with reversible error, which, in appellate practice, warrants the reversal of the judgment before the appellate court for review. A fatal error can warrant a new trial.

A fatal injury is one that results in death. It is distinguished from a disability in accident and disability insurance policies, which includes those injuries that prevent the insured from doing his or her regular job but do not result in his or her death.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

fatal †fated; fateful XIV; of fate or destiny XV; deadly XVI; disastrous XVII. — (O)F. fatal or L. fātālis, f. fātum FATE; see -AL1.
So fatality XV. fatalism, fatalist XVII. cf. F. fatalisme, -iste, perh. the immed. source, and It. fatalismo.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

fa·tal / ˈfātl/ • adj. causing death: a fatal accident. ∎ leading to failure or disaster: there were three fatal flaws in the strategy. DERIVATIVES: fa·tal·ly adv.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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