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wrongful death vs death

death vs wrongful death

wrongful death and death both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wrongful death Yes No No No
death Yes No No No
As nouns, death is a hypernym of wrongful death; that is, death is a word with a broader meaning than wrongful death:
  • wrongful death: a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs
  • death: the event of dying or departure from life
Other hypernyms of wrongful death include decease, expiry.
wrongful death (noun) death (noun)
a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs the act of killing
the event of dying or departure from life
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
the absence of life or state of being dead
a final state
the time when something ends
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
Difference between wrongful death and death

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