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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McCoy’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that Medina’s history of violence meant he should not have been placed with McCoy.
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Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
The family of Alexander-Garcia filed a wrongful death lawsuit in July against Teeter, the town of West Hartford and its police department seeking more than $75 million.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: Security guard Eric Harrison's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against Macy's Retail Holdings and the city over his fatal stabbing at the Center City store in December 2023.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2022, Baldwin and the film’s producers reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Hutchins’s widower, Matthew Hutchins.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
The family of Alexander-Garcia filed a wrongful death lawsuit in July against Teeter, the town of West Hartford and its police department seeking more than $75 million.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: Security guard Eric Harrison's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against Macy's Retail Holdings and the city over his fatal stabbing at the Center City store in December 2023.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2022, Baldwin and the film’s producers reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Hutchins’s widower, Matthew Hutchins.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Wrongful death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful%20death. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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