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adjective
- 1. (of a member of the armed forces) not yet traced or confirmed as either alive or dead: "after air and sea searches, the men were listed as missing in action"
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- Missing in action
Military casualty classification used for military persons missing during active service due to apparently involuntary reasons
Missing in action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed, wounded, captured, executed, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave have been positively identified. Becoming MIA has been an occupational risk for as long as there ha... Wikipedia
