a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs
having no legally established claim
not just or fair
the event of dying or departure from life
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
the absence of life or state of being dead
the time when something ends
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
a final state
the act of killing
