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[–] 17 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Wrongful death... Man, they're some twisted words to use as a stand-in for murder.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It's some US legal language that I never managed to understand. If I were to hypothesize a rationale, I would guess that in some cases death is unavoidable and even necessary, but in this case said death wasn't.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Wrongful death is a civil case where you are suing for damages. Murder is a criminal case requires someone like the attorney general to bring the charges against them

    Anyone can sue anyone at any time but criminal cases require the government to be willing to pursue it

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