HyperDic: cause_of_death

English > 1 sense of the expression *cause of death*:
NOUN	state	cause of death, killer	the causal agent resulting in death

English > *cause of death*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The causal agent resulting in death.
Synonym	killer
Broader	causal agent, cause, causal agency	Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results