单词 | accidental death |
释义 | > as lemmasaccidental death b. Chiefly Law. Of a death: caused by an unexpected or chance incident; occurring as the unintended consequence of an action. Frequently in accidental death.In legal contexts distinguished as a cause of death from natural causes (old age or disease), homicide, and suicide. In the United Kingdom, also termed death by misadventure (see misadventure n. 2). ΚΠ 1640 T. Nabbes Unfortunate Mother v. sig. H4v I will stand up and Justifie my actions. First for the death of your unlawfull brothers Twas accidentall, not by me determin'd. 1649 S. Rutherford Free Disputation xxv. 329 I see not how the Magistrate is not to judge according to the word of God, what is wilfull murder, and so deserveth death, by the Law of God, what is accidentall killing and deserveth no death, but a Refuge and Maneprize. 1707 W. Forbes Duty & Powers Justices of Peace Scotl. i. 11 A Coroner gets nothing for inquiring about any accidental Death. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. May 232/2 The inquest..brought in their verdict accidental death by an ox, and found the ox a deodand. 1839 Law Mag. 22 25 The question, whether for want of due caution, a party were to be considered guilty of manslaughter, or the death was merely accidental, has also been regarded as a question of law. 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 May 3/1 The jury..deciding after some hesitation to find only accidental death. 1922 Daily Mail 11 Nov. 7 Army Officer Gassed in his Bath... Accidental Death, the result of poisoning by a gas escape from a geyser. 1993 Esquire Nov. 86/2 Lawyers defending insurance companies in suicide cases—cases, that is, in which families are suing to collect premiums, claiming accidental death—have to wrestle with a legal bear called ‘presumption against suicide’. 2007 W. M. Dale & W. S. Becker Crime Scene 96 The cause of death was determined to be acute cocaine intoxication and the death was ruled accidental. < as lemmas |
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