wrongful death

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noun Law.

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

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How to use wrongful death in a sentence

Her family has vowed to file a wrongful death suit against Byrd and the Capitol Police, alleging a coverup.
Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Breaks His Silence: ‘I Saved Countless Lives’|Blake Montgomery, Kelly Weill|August 26, 2021|The Daily Beast
Boever’s widow reportedly plans to file a wrongful death suit against Ravnsborg.
South Dakota AG to Cop to Traffic Misdemeanors After Killing a Man|Justin Rohrlich, Tom Lawrence|August 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
This month another wrongful death suit brought in state court against Taquan was settled.
What We Know About Alaska’s Recent Series of Fatal Flight Collisions|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica
Several wrongful death suits involving the two companies have been settled or dismissed in state court.
What We Know About Alaska’s Recent Series of Fatal Flight Collisions|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica

This month, another wrongful death suit filed against Taquan in state court was settled.
In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Asia Bibi, as she is known, was arrested and sentenced to death.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The death toll, which experts believe has been significantly undercut by secret burials, stands at 7,905.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Your sacrifice shall be the agony of agonies, the death of deaths, and yet you'll find yourself unable to resist.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various