wrongful death

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Noun wrongful death has 1 sense

wrongful death - a death that results from a 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
--₁ is a kind of death, decease

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Wrongful Death

Description:

Wrongful death is a legal term that refers to the untimely and unjust death of an individual due to the negligence or intentional acts of another person or entity.

Sample Sentences:

As a noun:

The family filed a lawsuit against the company for the wrongful death of their loved one.
The court awarded substantial compensation to the victim's family in the wrongful death case.

As an adjective:

The lawyer specialized in handling wrongful death claims.
The wrongful death statute provides guidelines for determining compensation in these cases.

As an adverb:

The defendant's actions were deemed wrongfully death-causing.
The jury concluded that the accused acted wrongfully, and their actions resulted in death.

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