cause of death

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cause of death - the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"

killer

causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

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The one cause of death had been Hemorrhage; and the one peculiarity which called for notice had been discovered in the mouth.

I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context

Another inquest was held: another post-mortem examination failed to reveal a probable cause of death.

Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Suppose, for example, that a man dies of arsenic poisoning, we say that his taking arsenic was the cause of death.

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