wrongful death
noun
: a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another
Examples of wrongful death in a Sentence
She filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital, alleging that its negligence led to her daughter's death.
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Perez's mother filed in January a wrongful death lawsuit against Mar-Jac and two of its employees, along with the agency that hired Perez.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 21 May 2024
The previous largest settlement was $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit in September filed by the mother of a man died of a seizure disorder in the jail.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 21 May 2024
The previous largest settlement was $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit in September filed by the mother of a man died of a seizure disorder in the jail.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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