dead, no longer living
the dead, those no longer living
die, depart from life, pass away
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Deceased Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Deceased Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Decease
of Decease
(a.)
Passed away; dead; gone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutPassed away; dead; gone.
deceased
\de*ceased"\ (?), a. passed away; dead; gone.
similar words(1)
the deceased
Marw, meirw = n. the dead; mortality, v. to die, to become dead = a. dead, mortal, deceased
Noun
1. someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
(synonym) dead person, dead soul, deceased person, decedent, departed
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) infernal
(member-holonym) dead
Adjective
1. dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
(synonym) asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), departed, gone
(similar) dead
(classification) euphemism
Noun
1. the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
(synonym) death
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) Crucifixion
(derivation) die, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
Verb
1. pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
(synonym) die, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
(verb-group) die
(derivation) dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed
Deceased Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
A casualty status applicable to a person who is either known to have died, determined to have died on the basis of conclusive evidence, or declared to be dead on the basis of a presumptive finding of death. The recovery of remains is not a prerequisite to determining or declaring a person deceased. See also casualty status.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Deceased Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Deceased Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Death is the term used to describe the cessation or permanent termination of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, murder and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. All known organisms inevitably experience death. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.
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Deceased Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent isgenerally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of ahomicide.
