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
Recent Examples on the Web
The medical and dental examinations to determine her identity and cause of death were inconclusive, and she was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as an unidentified decedent on June 29, 1992.
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Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2024
Any creditor exemption that protected the IRA from the decedent's creditors does not transfer to surviving beneficiary of the account (unless that beneficiary is the decedent's spouse).
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
After a decedent dies, there is either a scheme in the decedent’s will or in the law for distribution of the decedent’s estate.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
Hutchinson and his fellow authors, historians and decedents working with the Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project have circulated a petition in hopes of finally closing an ugly chapter in the Commonwealth’s history.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
The University of Alabama team transplanted its kidney into the decedent's abdomen.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
Sprague’s job is to take a report about a decedent from the first responders, then drive to the scene, investigate the environment and the body, and coördinate the return of the body to the Forensic Science Center.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
Traditionally, a funeral director is responsible for taking the initial call and getting the decedent into our care.
—Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
Most likely the decedent’s physical exertion contributed to death.
—Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2024
Any creditor exemption that protected the IRA from the decedent's creditors does not transfer to surviving beneficiary of the account (unless that beneficiary is the decedent's spouse).
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
After a decedent dies, there is either a scheme in the decedent’s will or in the law for distribution of the decedent’s estate.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
Hutchinson and his fellow authors, historians and decedents working with the Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project have circulated a petition in hopes of finally closing an ugly chapter in the Commonwealth’s history.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
The University of Alabama team transplanted its kidney into the decedent's abdomen.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
Sprague’s job is to take a report about a decedent from the first responders, then drive to the scene, investigate the environment and the body, and coördinate the return of the body to the Forensic Science Center.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
Traditionally, a funeral director is responsible for taking the initial call and getting the decedent into our care.
—Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
Most likely the decedent’s physical exertion contributed to death.
—Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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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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