collateral damage

1. (euphemistic, uncountable, usually)Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that is the unintended result of military operations.

   Kollateralschaden, Kollateralschäden, Begleitschaden

   сопу́тствующий уще́рбsopútstvujuščij uščérb, сопу́тствующая поте́ряsopútstvujuščaja potérja

   побі́чний зби́токpobíčnyj zbýtok, побі́чна втра́таpobíčna vtráta

   (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations

2. (uncountable, usually)Harm to innocent people that results from policy decisions.

3. (uncountable, usually)Unintended victims of an attack targeted at someone or something else.

1. "Collateral damage" is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital.

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2. Collateral damage caused by the strikes is fueling militancy in the region.

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3. That's only collateral damage.

   deDas sind nur Kollateralschäden.

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4. It's only collateral damage.

   deDas sind nur Kollateralschäden.

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5. How much collateral damage?

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uncountable