Accidental death
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 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."
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More examples"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."