Definitions for "Lethality"
The quality of being lethal; mortality.
the quality of being deadly
The results from an Ambient Toxicity test in which the sample had statistically significant higher mortality in the test organisms than the controls. This indicates a toxic condition.
Death of an organism caused by chemical effects.
The likelihood a behavior (e.g., suicide attempt) will result in death.
Lethality is a term designating the ability of a weapon to kill. Most often this term is used when referring to chemical weapons, biological weapons, or their chemical components. The use of this term denotes the ability of these weapons to kill, but also the possibility that they may not kill.