unlawful death

noun

criminal homicide of a human being; manslaughter or murder or infanticide.

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Meanings

noununlawful death (plural unlawful deaths)

plural unlawful deaths

  1. criminal homicide of a human being; manslaughter or murder or infanticide.

    "In this case, the knife did not have to be used [...] It was used and it caused an unlawful death."...Crown Prosecutor, Ron Hogan.

    2014, Tony Blais, “Edmonton court hears arguments in Jasper stabbing”, in Sun News
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APA

unlawful death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlawful%20death

MLA

“unlawful death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlawful%20death. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlawful death,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlawful%20death.

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