a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
"a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"
the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters
"The reckless driver showed no regard for the fatality inherent in speeding through such a crowded intersection, putting countless lives at risk."
The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control.
"The ancient philosopher believed that every great tragedy was a fatality, an unbreakable chain of events destined to occur regardless of human effort or choice."