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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Two months before, the family of 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student Sarah Katz, who died after drinking a Charged Lemonade, filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 May 2024
The last remaining wrongful death case that remains is for the family of Ezra Blount, the nine-year-old who was the youngest person who died at the festival.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 May 2024
The last remaining wrongful death case that remains is for the family of Ezra Blount, the nine-year-old who was the youngest person who died at the festival.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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