Search and seizure is a legal procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems whereby police or other authorities and their agents, who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a person's property and confiscate any relevant evidence to the crime.
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance. An insurance policy that provides coverage if the policyholder (or his/her dependent) dies as the result of a non-work related accident. That is, accidental death insurance provides a death benefit over and above what the beneficiary would receive from a normal life insurance policy. Often, the insurance policy will also provide a benefit if the policyholder loses a limb or sustains some other, major injury.
Accidental Death Benefit. What is an 'Accidental Death Benefit'. The payment due to the beneficiary of an accidental death insurance policy, which is often a clause or a rider connected to a life insurance policy. The accidental death benefit is usually an amount paid in addition to the standard benefit payable if the insured died of natural causes.