This is the 9045th most frequent Swedish word.
dödsvållande
Causing someone's death.
The word 'dödsvållande' here is used as a legal term referring to involuntary manslaughter caused by negligence resulting in someone's death.
Han blev fälld för dödsvållande i en bilolycka.
He was convicted of manslaughter in a car accident.
In this case, 'dödsvållande' is used conceptually to discuss scenarios that may lead to it legally.
Dödsvållande kan uppstå genom vårdslöshet.
Manslaughter can occur through negligence.
Here, 'dödsvållande' is employed in a professional or academic context to refer to the study of manslaughter cases.