wrongful death

wrongful death

noun

Definition of WRONGFUL DEATH

: a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another

Examples of WRONGFUL DEATH

1. She filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital, alleging that its negligence led to her daughter's death.

First Known Use of WRONGFUL DEATH

1952

Rhymes with WRONGFUL DEATH

Ashtoreth, baby's breath, crystal meth, hold one's breath, in one breath, isopleth, life-and-death, living death, megadeath, morning breath, out of breath, shibboleth, sudden death, waste one's breath