expression, noun
unnatural death; violent death
Refers to a death that is not from natural causes, such as accident, murder, or suicide. Often used in news reports and formal contexts.
警察は非業の死を遂げた男性の身元を調べている。
The police are investigating the identity of the man who died an unnatural death.
戦争で多くの人が非業の死を遂げた。
Many people met violent deaths in the war.
Refers to an unnatural or suspicious death, often used in police contexts; similar to 非業の死 but can imply mystery.
非業 (ひごう) means 'unnatural' or 'untimely', from 非 (not) and 業 (karma/action), implying a death not in accordance with one's natural lifespan. の死 means 'death of'. The phrase is a set expression.