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A statute that preserves for his estate a decedents cause of action for infliction of pain and suffering and related damages suffered up to the moment of death.
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survival statute — n: a statute that considers the cause of action for injury to a decedent as surviving his or her death and thereby permits survival actions – called also survival act; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. survival statute … Law dictionary
survival act — sur·vi·val act n: survival statute Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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