decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsē-dᵊnt 
law
: a person who is no longer living : a deceased person
the estate of the decedent
Examples of decedent in a Sentence
a tax on the estate of the decedent
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The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) told Fox News Digital that its investigators believe the two decedents had a personal relationship.
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Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 18 June 2024
This is particularly true if the decedent has undergone trauma.
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
The sister of the decedent was contacted by Clark, who learned that the unidentified decedent had a daughter.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
The decedent was Susie Taylor, 24, a stitcher in a shoe factory.
—Marcia Biederman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
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Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 18 June 2024
This is particularly true if the decedent has undergone trauma.
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
The sister of the decedent was contacted by Clark, who learned that the unidentified decedent had a daughter.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
The decedent was Susie Taylor, 24, a stitcher in a shoe factory.
—Marcia Biederman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for decedent
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decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsēd-ᵊnt
: a deceased person
—used chiefly in law
Medical Definition
decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsēd-ᵊnt
: a deceased person
—used chiefly in law
Legal Definition
decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsēd-ᵊnt
: a deceased person
the estate of the decedent
Etymology
Latin decedent-, decedens, present participle of decedere to depart, die
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