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decedent

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de·ce·dent  (d-sdnt)
n. Law
A dead person.

[Latin dcdns, dcdent-, present participle of dcdere, to depart, die; see decease.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.decedentdecedent - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
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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