Lord Campbell's Act

noun

Lord Camp·​bell's Act

ˈlȯrd-ˈkam-bəlz-, -ˈka-məlz-

: a statute setting out the remedy available for wrongful death

Word History

Etymology

after Baron John Campbell (1779–1861), Scottish-born British jurist who played an instrumental role in the passage of the 1846 Fatal Accidents Act, which formed the basis for such laws