Decedent

//dɪˈsi.dənt//

Synonyms for "decedent" (25 found)

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More general

6 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

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has context

2 entries

related to

2 entries

Translations

12 translations across 8 languages.

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Dutch

1 entries
  • overledene noun (dead person)

Finnish

2 entries
  • perittävä noun (dead person)
  • vainaja noun (dead person)

French

1 entries
  • défunt noun (dead person)

German

2 entries
  • Verstorbene noun (dead person)
  • Verstorbener noun (dead person)

Italian

1 entries
  • defunto noun (dead person)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries
  • покойни noun (dead person)
  • умарти noun (dead person)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • falecido noun (dead person)

Spanish

2 entries
  • causante noun (dead person)
  • fallecido noun (dead person)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

“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.

Source: wiktionary

A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.

Source: wiktionary

satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person

Source: wiktionary

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