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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Dickerson's family also has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Crye.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that the administration has launched since September on boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Arnold & Itkin also represents the Getten family, one of several families suing Camp Mystic in Kerr County for wrongful death after 25 campers and two counselors died during historic flooding in July 2025.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Stanford University and the family of a star soccer player who died by suicide in 2022 have reached a resolution in a wrongful death lawsuit, according to a joint statement released Monday by the university and family.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that the administration has launched since September on boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Arnold & Itkin also represents the Getten family, one of several families suing Camp Mystic in Kerr County for wrongful death after 25 campers and two counselors died during historic flooding in July 2025.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Stanford University and the family of a star soccer player who died by suicide in 2022 have reached a resolution in a wrongful death lawsuit, according to a joint statement released Monday by the university and family.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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