accidental death

English

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.
    • 2021 August 25, Christian Wolmar, “Croydon tram crash: the questions haven't been answered”, in RAIL, number 938, page 58:
      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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