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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Following their deaths, the families of Green and Thyrion filed separate federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuits against Milwaukee County, the jail's medical provider and correctional staff.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
On September 2, 2025, her children filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia's State Court of Gwinnett County against the drivers, truck manufacturers, and trucking companies responsible for the Alabama truck accident that caused fatal injuries to Stone while injuring several others.
—John Perlstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The department has been sued for other incidents involving excessive force, wrongful death and civil rights violations.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
On September 2, 2025, her children filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia's State Court of Gwinnett County against the drivers, truck manufacturers, and trucking companies responsible for the Alabama truck accident that caused fatal injuries to Stone while injuring several others.
—John Perlstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The department has been sued for other incidents involving excessive force, wrongful death and civil rights violations.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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