decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsē-dᵊnt 
law
: a person who is no longer living : a deceased person
the estate of the decedent
Examples of decedent in a Sentence
a tax on the estate of the decedent
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Days after a human skull and bones washed ashore on a beach in Palos Verdes Estates, authorities are still trying to identify the decedent and the cause of death, officials said.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Other records include maps, old photographs, funeral home records and even death certificates, which can list the decedent’s parents.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Any adult person in the next degree of kinship in the order named by law to inherit the estate of the decedent.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
Federal Estate & Gift Tax The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying will increase to $13,990,000 per person (up from $13,610,000 in 2024) or $27,980,000 per married couple in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Other records include maps, old photographs, funeral home records and even death certificates, which can list the decedent’s parents.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Any adult person in the next degree of kinship in the order named by law to inherit the estate of the decedent.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
Federal Estate & Gift Tax The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying will increase to $13,990,000 per person (up from $13,610,000 in 2024) or $27,980,000 per married couple in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Decedent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decedent. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsēd-ᵊnt
: a deceased person
—used chiefly in law
Medical Definition
decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsēd-ᵊnt
: a deceased person
—used chiefly in law
Legal Definition
decedent
noun
de·ce·dent
di-ˈsēd-ᵊnt
: a deceased person
the estate of the decedent
Etymology
Latin decedent-, decedens, present participle of decedere to depart, die
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