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noun (deceased)
- A dead person
- The was interred in his local churchyard.
- (plural ) dead people
- A memorial to the of two World Wars.
- (legal): One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.
adjective
- No longer alive
- That parrot is definitely , and when I purchased it not "alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein" tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk. Monty Python
- Belonging to the dead.
- The executor"s commission for winding up the estate was 3.5%.
- (legal): One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.
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