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.
Recent Examples on the Web
His family brought a wrongful death settlement against the city of Ferguson and settled in 2017.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Trevizo's murder trial is on hold while lawyers for both sides await the Supreme Court's ruling, while the wrongful death suit is currently on track to head to trial sometime next year.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These moves come on the heels of multiple incidents involving the mental health of ChatGPT users, including a wrongful death lawsuit filed against OpenAI by the family of a California teenager who allege ChatGPT encouraged and assisted him to commit suicide.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, is currently the target of a wrongful death lawsuit over the suicide of a 16-year-old who allegedly used it to research how to hang himself.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Trevizo's murder trial is on hold while lawyers for both sides await the Supreme Court's ruling, while the wrongful death suit is currently on track to head to trial sometime next year.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These moves come on the heels of multiple incidents involving the mental health of ChatGPT users, including a wrongful death lawsuit filed against OpenAI by the family of a California teenager who allege ChatGPT encouraged and assisted him to commit suicide.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, is currently the target of a wrongful death lawsuit over the suicide of a 16-year-old who allegedly used it to research how to hang himself.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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