Definition of decedent
law
: a person who is no longer living : a deceased person the estate of the decedent
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Examples of decedent in a Sentence
a tax on the estate of the decedent
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Today local leaders, including decedents of Abner and Judy May, have developed a partnership to revive the education center and to preserve and rehabilitate Overton Farm.
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Origin and Etymology of decedent
Latin decedent-, decedens, present participle of decedere —see decease
First Known Use: 1599
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decedent
playMedical Definition of decedent
: a deceased person—used chiefly in law
Law Dictionary
decedent
playLegal Definition of decedent
: a deceased person the estate of the decedent
Origin and Etymology of decedent
Latin decedent-, decedens, present participle of decedere to depart, die
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