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1. the killing of civilians in a military attack.2. any damage incidental to an activity.[1985-90]
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Collateral Damage — Título Daño colateral (España, Colombia y Perú) Riesgos colaterales (Argentina) Ficha técnica Dirección Andrew Davis … Wikipedia Español
collateral damage — Collateral Col*lat er*al, a. [LL. collateralis; col + lateralis lateral. See {Lateral}.] 1. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure. Collateral light. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Acting in an indirect way. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collateral damage — Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage … The small dictionary of idiomes
Collateral Damage — bezeichnet Collateral Damage – Zeit der Vergeltung, einen Film Begleitschaden, Militärbegriff Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
collateral damage — is a heavily disguised technical term, in effect a euphemism, used by the military and by politicians for civilian casualties in war. It is based on a sense of collateral (itself derived from Latin latus ‘side’) dating from Chaucer, ‘lying aside… … Modern English usage
collateral damage — by 1873 in legal cases; in modern use, generally a euphemism for the coincidental killing of civilians, U.S. coinage, c.1968, at first generally with reference to nuclear weapons … Etymology dictionary
Collateral damage — For other uses, see Collateral damage (disambiguation). Collateral damage is damage to people or property that is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome.[1] The phrase is prevalently used as an euphemism for civilian casualties of a… … Wikipedia
collateral damage — N UNCOUNT Collateral damage is accidental injury to non military people or damage to non military buildings which occurs during a military operation. To minimize collateral damage maximum precision in bombing was required … English dictionary
collateral damage — Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
collateral damage — killing or wounding civilians by mistake Literally, damage running alongside: What an odd term, he thought. Collateral damage. What an off hand way of condemning people whom fate had selected to be in the wrong place. (Clancy, 1989) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Collateral damage — Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage … Dictionary of English idioms
