accidental death

noun

A death caused by involvement in an accident, defined in particular as a verdict in an inquest or inquiry into the death.

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Meanings

nounaccidental death (plural accidental deaths)

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.

    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.

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

accidental death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accidental%20death

MLA

“accidental death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accidental%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accidental death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accidental%20death.

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