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Deceased
Definitions
- 1 No longer alive; dead. not-comparable
"1969, Monty Python, Dead Parrot Sketch That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk."
- 2 Belonging to the dead. not-comparable
"The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%."
- 3 One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide. not-comparable
- 4 Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead. excessive, not-comparable
"You look so good, I'm deceased!"
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- 1 Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). euphemistic
"The deceased was interred in his local churchyard."
- 2 someone who is no longer alive wordnet
- 3 One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
"Deceased had already made a will in his favour before her marriage, but—and Mr. Philips wagged an expressive forefinger—the prisoner was not aware of that. What had induced the deceased to make a fresh will, with the old one still extant, he could not say."
Etymology
From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).
From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).
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