What does decedent mean?
Decedent means (law, chiefly US) A dead person..
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/dɪˈsiːdənt/ · noun
(law, 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.
A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.
satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person
Use decedent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Decedent means (law, chiefly US) A dead person..
Common synonyms include deceased, departed, dead person, dead soul.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“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.
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