Wrongful death

/ˈrɔŋfəl dɛθ/ noun

Definition

A legal claim that arises when someone dies due to another person's negligent, reckless, or intentional conduct. It allows the deceased's survivors to recover damages for their losses resulting from the death.

Etymology

Combines 'wrongful' from Old English 'wrang' (wrong, unjust) and 'death' from Old English 'deað.' The legal concept emerged in 19th-century English law to address the harsh common law rule that personal injury claims died with the victim.

Kelly Says

Wrongful death law exists because of a cruel historical irony—it used to be cheaper to kill someone than to injure them, since injury victims could sue but dead people couldn't, making murder economically preferable to maiming!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንዳሙስ አ>());
man-da-moos a-da-esh
ARالعربية
وفاة غير مشروعة
wa-fa-at ghair mish-ro-u-a
BNবাংলা
অন্যায়মূলক মৃত্যু
on-ya-ya-mook-k mri-tyu
CACatalà
mort injusta
mort in-jus-ta
CSČeština
nepravostná smrt
ne-pra-vost-na smer-t
DADansk
urettelig død
u-ret-te-lig doht
DEDeutsch
unrechtmäßiger Tod
un-recht-mei-ss-i-ger toht
ELΕλληνικά
αδικημένη θάνατος
a-di-ke-me-ni tha-na-tos
ESEspañol
muerte injusta
mu-er-teh in-jus-ta
FAفارسی
مرگ غیرقانونی
mar-g ghi-ran-o-ni
FISuomi
epäoikeudenmukainen kuolema
e-pa-oikeu-den-mu-kai-nen kuo-le-ma
FRFrançais
décès injustifié
de-se in-jus-ti-fie
GUGU
અન્યાયી મૃત્યુ
an-ya-yee mri-tyu
HAHA
mutuwa ba'asa
mu-tu-wa ba-a-sa
HEעברית
מוות בלתי מוצדק
mo-vet be-le-ti mo-tza-dek
HIहिन्दी
अन्यायपूर्ण मृत्यु
an-ya-ya-poor-n mri-tyu
HUMagyar
jogtalan halál
jog-tal-an ha-lal
IDBahasa Indonesia
kematian yang tidak adil
ke-ma-tia-an yang tidak adil
IGIG
death wey no be right
de-ath we-y no be right
ITItaliano
morte ingiusta
mor-teh in-giusta
JA日本語
不当死
fu-tou shi
KKKK
жаза
ja-za
KMKM
មុខងារ
mu-khong-a-ar
KO한국어
부당 사망
bu-dang sa-mang
MRMR
अन्यायपूर्ण मृत्यु
an-ya-ya-poor-n mri-tyu
MSBahasa Melayu
kematian yang tidak adil
ke-ma-tia-an yang tidak adil
MYမြန်မာ
အကြမ်းဖက်သော သေ
a-kya-ng-pha-tet-tho su-the
NLNederlands
onrechtmatige dood
on-recht-ma-ti-ge dood
NONorsk
urettferdig død
u-rett-fer-dig doht
PAPA
ਗ਼ਲਤ ਮੌਤ
gal-t maut
PLPolski
nieuczciwa śmierć
nie-ucz-ci-wa smerc
PTPortuguês
morte injusta
mor-teh in-jus-ta
RORomână
moarte neîndreptată
mo-arte ne-in-drecht-a-ta
RUРусский
несправедливая смерть
nes-pra-ved-li-va-ya smer-t
SVSvenska
orättvis död
o-rat-tvis doht
SWKiswahili
kifo cha kinyume cha haki
ki-fo cha ki-nyu-me cha ha-ki
TAதமிழ்
நீதி இல்லாத மரணம்
nee-thi il-la-atha ma-ra-nam
TEతెలుగు
అన్యాయమైన మరణం
an-ya-ya-ma-in ma-ra-nam
THไทย
การตายที่ไม่ชอบธรรม
gaan-ta-i thee mai chob-tham
TLTL
pagkamatay na hindi nararapat
pa-gkam-a-tay na hindi na-ra-ra-pat
TRTürkçe
haksız ölüm
hak-siz o-lum
UKУкраїнська
несправедлива смерть
nes-pra-ved-li-va smer-t
URاردو
غیرقانونی موت
ghi-r-qa-no-o-ni mo-t
VITiếng Việt
mất mạng oan nghiệt
mat mang oan nghi-et
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ẹ̀ṣẹ́
i-she e-she
ZH中文
不法死亡
bu-fa si-wang
ZUZU
ukuthula kwakho
u-ku-thu-la kwa-kho

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