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
In 2022, Puerta sued Snapchat in a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Acquitted at a criminal trial, Simpson was found liable by jurors in a 1997 wrongful death lawsuit.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Simpson, who died at the age of 76 on April 10 following a cancer diagnosis, had been ordered to pay the Goldman and Brown families $33.5 million after he was found liable in a wrongful death lawsuit in 1997.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
During that time, Simpson was found civilly liable for the deaths of his ex-wife and Goldman in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims’ families.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit, filed on April 5 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges wrongful death and negligence.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The company is facing numerous wrongful death lawsuits.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Anderson’s family brought the wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of both Anderson and her unborn child, a son named in the lawsuit as Jaxx.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The mother of the 8-year-old girl who died in a Houston hotel pool has filed a wrongful death lawsuit less than a week after her daughter’s death.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Acquitted at a criminal trial, Simpson was found liable by jurors in a 1997 wrongful death lawsuit.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Simpson, who died at the age of 76 on April 10 following a cancer diagnosis, had been ordered to pay the Goldman and Brown families $33.5 million after he was found liable in a wrongful death lawsuit in 1997.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
During that time, Simpson was found civilly liable for the deaths of his ex-wife and Goldman in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims’ families.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit, filed on April 5 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges wrongful death and negligence.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The company is facing numerous wrongful death lawsuits.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Anderson’s family brought the wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of both Anderson and her unborn child, a son named in the lawsuit as Jaxx.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The mother of the 8-year-old girl who died in a Houston hotel pool has filed a wrongful death lawsuit less than a week after her daughter’s death.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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