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wrongful-pregnancy action

wrongful-pregnancy action definition - legal

n

A lawsuit brought against a doctor by a parent for damages resulting from a pregnancy after a failed procedure to sterilize.

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