decedent
Removing; departing; deceased.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
Removing; departing; deceased.
satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(legal, chiefly, _, US) A dead person.
“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.
Origin: From , present active participle of to depart, die. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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