decedent

See also: décèdent

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsiːdənt/
• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsi.dənt/

Noun

decedent (plural decedents)

1. (law, chiefly US) A dead person.
   • 2009 December 22, New York Post, “‘Dangerous drug mix’ likely killed Brittany”, in The Herald Sun‎^[1]:

     “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.

Translations

dead person

• Finnish: vainaja (fi); perittävä (inheritance law)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Adjective

decedent (not comparable)

1. Removing; departing.

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See also

• deceased

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēcēdent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēcēdō