wrongful death

American  

noun

Law.

1. the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.

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Example Sentences

Jurors on Monday in the civil wrongful death lawsuit began hearing evidence after Buck failed to finalize and sign a 2024 settlement agreement with Moore’s mother, LaTisha Nixon.

From Los Angeles Times

Plus, oil prices stabilize, Google faces a wrongful death suit over Gemini, and the $250 billion influencer economy has its own power brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that the administration has launched since September on boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times

Relatives of two Trinidadian men killed last year in a US military strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the US government.

From Barron's

Attorney Christian Contreras, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Lowe’s family, said his clients had been holding out hope that the officers would be criminally charged.

From Los Angeles Times