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second death

second death adjective: describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).

Adjective

second death (not comparable)

  1. Describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).
    • A joint life second death term assurance contract.
    Synonyms:
    last survivor

Synonyms of second death

Questions about second death

What does second death mean?
Second death means describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).
What part of speech is second death?
Second death is an adjective.

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