accidental deathnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæk.sɪ.den.təl ˈdeθ/us/ˌæk.sə.den.t̬əl ˈdeθ/specializeda verdict (= an opinion stated at the end of a trial) that is given when a death was the result of an accident and not of murder or suicide
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Death and dying
- be pushing up (the) daisies idiom
- bereave
- bite
- bury
- buy the farm idiom
- deceased
- depart
- done
- drop
- expire
- foot
- gone
- inquest
- loss
- peg
- posthumous
- road kill
- SIDS
- sudden infant death syndrome
- the disappeared
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