accidental death, dismemberment insurance

accidental death, dismemberment insurance
n. Insurance that pays the insured or his beneficiaries specified amounts, in addition to or in substitution for compensation for injuries suffered by the injured, for the loss of specific body parts, body functions, or death resulting from an accident.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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