Wrongful death

n. (Law) death o a person caused by the negligent or wrongful act of another person

Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit, and this created a legal hole in which activities that resulted in a person's injury would result in civil sanction but activities that resulted in a person's death would not.
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Wrongful Forensic medicine An adjective with considerable medico-legal currency, used in several contexts. See Negligence. [more]Wrongful death - Community and Resources

Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) death, decease

An American tort law action which claims damages from any person who, through negligence or direct act or omission, caused the death of certain relatives (eg. spouse, children or parent). - (read more on Wrongful death)