wrongful death

collocation in English

meaningsofwrongfulanddeath

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wrongful
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒŋ.fəl/us
/ˈrɑːŋ.fəl/
Wrongful actions are unfair ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk
/deθ/us
/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofwrongfulanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwrongful death

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I should not like to have to bear the thought that some act or omission of mine had resulted in theirwrongfuldeath.
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That power of discretion applies to all time limits in personal injury actions andwrongfuldeathactions as well as to defamation actions.
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Personal injury litigation involves a large number of claims including accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, workplace injury,wrongfuldeath, and more.
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Instead, they filed awrongfuldeathand negligence suit.
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This also includes medical or dental accidents andwrongfuldeathcases resulting from the negligence of a health care provider.
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The firm specializes in representing plaintiff's cases involving product liability,wrongfuldeath, car accidents, premises liability and other serious injuries.
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Her evidence was used in thewrongfuldeathlawsuit filed by his family.
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Though state investigators concluded that the ride did not contribute to her death, awrongfuldeathlawsuit was later filed by her family in 2002.
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The ensuing investigation has generated three class-action lawsuits, twowrongfuldeathlawsuits, and several federal raids.
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There is significant scholarship endorsing hedonic damages in personal injury andwrongfuldeathcases.
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Maritime law is governed by a uniform three-year statute of limitations for personal injury andwrongfuldeathcases.
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The family alleged that the police used excessive force, made an unconstitutional arrest and caused awrongfuldeath, among other charges.
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Awrongfuldeathsettlement was reached three days before trial was scheduled to commence.
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However, without awrongfuldeathstatute, most of them are extinguished upon death.
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To an extent, people can protect themselves fromwrongfuldeathlawsuits by having the participants sign a waiver.
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The protection is intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist, for fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury orwrongfuldeath.
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Onewrongfuldeathsuit resulted in a one million dollar settlement with the state.
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Peachtree provides cash to personal injury, product liability, andwrongfuldeathplaintiffs while their case is either still pending or, if successful, awaiting settlement payment.
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The legality of the dispersal was later debated at a subsequentwrongfuldeathand injury trial.
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