wrongful death

ˈrɔŋfəl dɛθ

Definition

Definition of wrongful death - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

lawsuit

TECH.

civil claim for a death due to negligence

TECH.

They pursued a wrongful death claim against the company.

accidental death

unlawful death

legal

TECH.

death caused by negligence or misconduct

TECH.

The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the accident.

accidental death

unlawful death

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Expressions with wrongful

wrongful conduct

actions that violate someone's rights

The employee was fired for wrongful conduct towards his colleagues.

wrongful dismissal

ending someone's job against contract or law

He sued the company for wrongful dismissal.

wrongful act

behavior not allowed by law that may harm another person

The court decided his failure to warn customers was a wrongful act.

wrongful arrest

arrest made without good legal reason or against the law

She filed a complaint, claiming wrongful arrest during the peaceful demonstration.

Expressions with death

to death

adv.

until someone dies

The soldiers fought to death in the battle.

cheat death

survive a situation expected to cause death

He managed to cheat death in the avalanche.

death wish

desire for one's own death or self-destruction

His reckless behavior was like a death wish..

courting death

adj.

involving actions that are very risky and could cause death

He made a courting death decision by climbing without safety gear.

bored to death

adj.

extremely uninterested or tired

She was bored to death during the long meeting.

death by chocolate

dessert with chocolate cake and sauce

She ordered a death by chocolate for dessert.

freeze to death

die from extreme cold

The hiker got lost and froze to death in the snowstorm.

be scared to death

be extremely frightened

She was scared to death when she saw the snake.

bore someone to death

make someone extremely bored

The lecture bored the students to death.

death warmed up

person appearing extremely unwell or exhausted

After the flu, he looked like death warmed up.

Examples of wrongful death in a sentence

He was found liable in the wrongful death case.
They sued for wrongful death after the medical error.
The company faced a wrongful death claim due to negligence.

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French:décès par négligence, ...
German:Klage wegen widerrechtlicher Tötung, fahrlässige Tötung, ...
Italian:decesso illecito, omicidio colposo, ...
Spanish:muerte por negligencia, ...
Portuguese:morte por negligência, homicídio culposo, ...
Chinese:过失致死民事索赔, 过失致死, ...
Japanese:不法死亡, 不正死, ...
Arabic:وَفَاة غَيْر مَشْرُوعَة, ...
Hebrew:מָוֶת בְּרַשְׁלָנוּת, ...
Russian:неправомерная смерть, ...
Ukrainian:неправомірна смерть, ...
Hindi:गलत मृत्यु, ...
Bengali:অবৈধ মৃত্যু, অপরাধজনিত মৃত্যু, ...
Catalan:mort il.lícita, mort il.legal, ...
Czech:žaloba za způsobení smrti, protiprávně způsobená smrt, ...
Danish:uberettiget død, uretmæssig død, ...
Dutch:onrechtmatige dood, ...
Greek:άδικος θάνατος, θάνατος από αμέλεια, ...
Hungarian:kártérítési igény, jogellenes halálokozás, ...
Khmer:បណ្តឹងរដ្ឋប្បវេណីទាមទារសំណងពីការស្លាប់ដោយអំពើធ្វេសប្រហែស, ការស្លាប់ដែលបណ្តាលពីការធ្វេសប្រហែស ឬការប្រព្រឹត្តខុស, ...
Korean:부당 사망, 과실 치사, ...
Persian:مرگ ناحق, مرگ غیرقانونی, ...
Polish:roszczenie z tytułu śmierci, bezprawne pozbawienie życia, ...
Portuguese (BR):morte por negligência, ...
Romanian:deces din culpă, moarte injustă, ...
Swedish:felaktig död, vållande till annans död, ...
Thai:คดีการเสียชีวิตโดยมิชอบ, การเสียชีวิตโดยมิชอบ, ...
Turkish:haksız ölüm, ...
Vietnamese:cái chết oan, tử vong oan, ...

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