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wrongful death statute

wrongful death statute noun: a statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.

Noun

wrongful death statute (plural wrongful death statutes)

  1. A statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.

Forms of wrongful death statute

pluralwrongful death statutes

Questions about wrongful death statute

What does wrongful death statute mean?
Wrongful death statute means a statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.
What part of speech is wrongful death statute?
Wrongful death statute is a noun.
What is the plural of wrongful death statute?
The plural of wrongful death statute is wrongful death statutes.

Words near wrongful death statute in the dictionary

  1. wrongfoots
  2. wrongful
  3. wrongful birth
  4. wrongful births
  5. wrongful death
  6. wrongful death statute
  7. wrongful death statutes
  8. wrongful dismissal
  9. wrongful dismissals
  10. wrongfully
  11. wrongfulness

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