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Decedent

//dɪˈsi.dənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Removing; departing; deceased. not-comparable

    "satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person"

Noun
  1. 1
    A dead person. US

    "“A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com."

  2. 2
    someone who is no longer alive wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).

Etymology 2

From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).

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