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Department of Justice Erin Smith became a public advocate for line-of-duty death benefits for law enforcement officers who died by suicide after the January 6 attack.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
The client then used the DST proceeds to fund a life insurance policy, ensuring that any deferred taxes would be covered by the policy’s tax-free death benefit for their heirs.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Both term and whole life insurance policies include a terminal illness rider for free, allowing for an advanced death benefit if the insured is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
This allows people to tap into their death benefit while still alive to pay for long-term care.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near death benefit
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“Death benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20benefit. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Legal Definition
death benefit
noun
: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased as a benefit (as under a policy of life or accident insurance or a pension plan)
Note: The right to death benefits is generally terminated in cases of fraud, as when an insured commits suicide after purchasing a policy or when the beneficiary murders the insured.
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