noun
The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. [from 17th c.]
Tendency to death, destruction or danger, as if by decree of fate. [from 17th c.]
That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal event. [from 18th c.]
Death.
An accident that causes death. [from 19th c.]
A person killed.
(video games) A move used to deliver a coup de grâce to a defeated opponent.