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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The family of a 10-year-old boy who died in a jet ski collision in July has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Middle Tennessee Council for the Boy Scouts of America, according to court documents.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
In May, Disney tried to argue that the wrongful death suit should be dismissed because Piccolo subscribed to a one-month free trial of Disney+ four years before Tangsuan's shocking death.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
Huntsville Reproductive Medicine kept providing IVF services during weeks of tumult in Alabama’s fertility industry that came after the state Supreme Court ruled in February that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them could be held liable for wrongful death.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Racine Miller, the Birmingham attorney representing Lewis, alleges violation of Roark's federal constitutional rights and also cites Michigan's wrongful death law.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
In May, Disney tried to argue that the wrongful death suit should be dismissed because Piccolo subscribed to a one-month free trial of Disney+ four years before Tangsuan's shocking death.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
Huntsville Reproductive Medicine kept providing IVF services during weeks of tumult in Alabama’s fertility industry that came after the state Supreme Court ruled in February that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them could be held liable for wrongful death.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Racine Miller, the Birmingham attorney representing Lewis, alleges violation of Roark's federal constitutional rights and also cites Michigan's wrongful death law.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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