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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In a wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2020, a person named Shaquita Williams — also represented by Schendel — sued a Kansas City man who was convicted of killing another man, stealing his truck and running over his body.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Friedland in 1997 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Gales.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Around the time of the series premiere, Allred and other attorneys working for Halyna’s family filed a notice of deposition in their wrongful death lawsuit.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The mother of a Kansas woman found dead in a chest freezer buried in an Oklahoma cow pasture filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the five people charged in her murder, who include the grandmother of her daughters' children.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Friedland in 1997 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Gales.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Around the time of the series premiere, Allred and other attorneys working for Halyna’s family filed a notice of deposition in their wrongful death lawsuit.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The mother of a Kansas woman found dead in a chest freezer buried in an Oklahoma cow pasture filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the five people charged in her murder, who include the grandmother of her daughters' children.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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