violent death

/ˌvaɪ(ə)lənt dɛθ/
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Other forms: violent deaths

Definitions of violent death
  1. noun
    an event that causes someone to die
    synonyms: killing
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    type of:
    fatality, human death
    a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
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