Deceased

Definitions

1. Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
   euphemistic
2. 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.

Equivalents

Examples

“The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.”

“a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars”

“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⟳.”

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