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accidental death benefit

accidental death benefit definition - legal

n

A payment, in addition to the compensation received by the beneficiaries of an accident insurance or life insurance policy, to be made paid if the insured suffers an accidental death. See also double indemnity.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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