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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Mallory's family filed a wrongful death suit against several members of the Murdaugh family in March 2019.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs are alleging wrongful death on the premises of liability and negligence.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Lawsuit filed against Accurate Energetic Systems Less than a week after the explosion, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the 9-year-old daughter of Jeremy Moore, one of the people killed.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Jurors in the ongoing civil wrongful death trial in Orange County Superior Court will have to decide whether the Angels knew, or at least should have known, that Kay was providing illicit pills to Skaggs prior to the pitchers death.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs are alleging wrongful death on the premises of liability and negligence.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Lawsuit filed against Accurate Energetic Systems Less than a week after the explosion, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the 9-year-old daughter of Jeremy Moore, one of the people killed.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Jurors in the ongoing civil wrongful death trial in Orange County Superior Court will have to decide whether the Angels knew, or at least should have known, that Kay was providing illicit pills to Skaggs prior to the pitchers death.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wrongful death
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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