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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Residents from the encampment and a wrongful death lawsuit claim the city failed to make sure no one was inside the tents set to be destroyed.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, OpenAI and Altman were hit with seven more lawsuits alleging psychological harms, negligence, and, in four complaints, wrongful deaths of family members who died by suicide after interacting with GPT-4o.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
The fraternity also was ordered to pay $4 million in the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Oakes family.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
That same year, Maxwell’s family filed a separate wrongful death lawsuit alleging that Atria attempted to cover up the third death at its Walnut Creek facility.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, OpenAI and Altman were hit with seven more lawsuits alleging psychological harms, negligence, and, in four complaints, wrongful deaths of family members who died by suicide after interacting with GPT-4o.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
The fraternity also was ordered to pay $4 million in the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Oakes family.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
That same year, Maxwell’s family filed a separate wrongful death lawsuit alleging that Atria attempted to cover up the third death at its Walnut Creek facility.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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