Fatal

1. (a.) Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable.

2. (a.) Foreboding death or great disaster.

3. (a.) Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error.

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