Search Result for "wrongful death":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wrongful death
    n 1: a death that results from a wrongful act or from
         negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil
         action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or
         heirs