HyperDic: wrongful_death

English > 1 sense of the expression wrongful death:
NOUNeventwrongful deatha death that results from a wrongful / wrongful act or from negligence
English > wrongful death: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA death that results from a wrongful / wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs.
Broaderdeath, decease, expiryThe event of dying or departure from life

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