"accidental death" meaning in All languages combined

See accidental death on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: accidental deaths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-accidental_death-en-noun-ivlVP~I3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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