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

de·ce·dent

(dĭ-sēd′nt)

n. Law

A dead person.

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

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decedent

(dɪˈsiːdənt)

(Law) law chiefly US a deceased person

[C16: from Latin dēcēdēns departing; see decease]

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de•ce•dent

(dɪˈsid nt)

n. Law.

a deceased person.

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

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

decedent - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"

dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departed

individual, 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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