decedent

a dead person: The decedent was given a proper burial.
Not to be confused with:descendant – a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring: a descendant of the early settlers

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D0069700 (dĭ-sēd′nt)n. Law A dead person.

[Latin dēcēdēns, dēcēdent-, present participle of dēcēdere, to depart, die; see decease.]

decedent

(dɪˈsiːdənt) n (Law) law chiefly US a deceased person[C16: from Latin dēcēdēns departing; see decease]

de•ce•dent

(dɪˈsid nt)

n. Law. a deceased person. [1590–1600; < Latin dēcēdent-, s. of dēcēdēns, present participle of dēcēdere. See decease, -ent]

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decedent - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departedindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"infernal - an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"living dead, zombie, zombi - a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force

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Decedent

An individual who has died. The term literally means "one who is dying," but it is commonly used in the law to denote one who has died, particularly someone who has recently passed away.

A decedent's estate is the real and Personal Property that an individual owns upon his or her death.

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n. the person who has died, sometimes referred to as the "deceased."

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(US) a deceased person.

DECEDENT. In the acts of descent and distribution in Pennsylvania, this word is frequently used for a deceased person, testate or intestate.

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noun someone who is no longer alive

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