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decedent


de·ce·dent

noun \di-ˈsē-dənt\

Definition of DECEDENT

: a deceased person —used chiefly in law
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Examples of DECEDENT

  1. a tax on the estate of the decedent

Origin of DECEDENT

Latin decedent-, decedens, present participle of decedere
First Known Use: 1599

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with DECEDENT

precedent, succedent

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