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accidental death

accidental death noun: a death caused by involvement in an accident, defined in particular as a verdict in an inquest or inquiry into the death.

Noun

accidental death (plural accidental deaths)

  1. A death caused by involvement in an accident, defined in particular as a verdict in an inquest or inquiry into the death.
    • 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.2021 August 25, Christian Wolmar, “Croydon tram crash: the questions haven't been answered”, in RAIL, number 938, page 58

Forms of accidental death

pluralaccidental deaths

Questions about accidental death

What does accidental death mean?
Accidental death means a death caused by involvement in an accident, defined in particular as a verdict in an inquest or inquiry into the death.
What part of speech is accidental death?
Accidental death is a noun.
What is the plural of accidental death?
The plural of accidental death is accidental deaths.

Words near accidental death in the dictionary

  1. accidental chords
  2. accidental color
  3. accidental colors
  4. accidental colour
  5. accidental colours
  6. accidental death
  7. accidental deaths
  8. accidental gap
  9. accidental gaps
  10. accidental light
  11. accidental lights

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