accidental death
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word accidental death. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word accidental death, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say accidental death in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word accidental death you have here. The definition of the word accidental death will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaccidental death, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
accidental death (plural accidental deaths)
- A death caused by involvement in an accident, defined in particular as a verdict in an inquest or inquiry into the death.
- 2021 August 25, Christian Wolmar, “Croydon tram crash: the questions haven't been answered”, in RAIL, number 938, page 58:
- However, the 'accidental death' verdict of the jury in the inquest into the Croydon tram accident of November 2016 is the latest episode in a saga that seems likely to prevent the full story of this eminently preventable disaster from ever being exposed.