deceased Definition
de·ceased (dē sēst′, di-)
adjective
dead
deceased Idioms
the deceased
the dead person or persons
deceased Synonyms
deceased Usage Examples
Preposition: at
- time: Check their marriage to see if their parents were alive or deceased at the time of their marriage.
- death: For deaths after 5 April 2002, there are two options depending on the domicile of the deceased at death.
Modifies a noun
- debtor: There are three types: Probate: granted to executors named in a will made by the deceased debtor prior to death.
- spouse: A widowed person may be able to claim on the record of a spouse or deceased spouse.
- husband: Wish Ivor [ deceased husband ] was still with me.
- person: Access to the health records of a deceased person is governed by the Access to Health Records Act 1990.
- ancestor: It is wise to obtain a copy of any Admon for a deceased ancestor " just in case " .
- relative: The chain usually ends with an owner who just wants to sell - perhaps on behalf of a deceased relative or to move abroad.
Preposition: during
illness: Give names and addresses of the medical practitioners who attended deceased during last illness.
Used with adjective complement
- say: Mr Nazer, surgeon, said deceased had suffered from disorder of the mind for sometime.
- attend: Give names and addresses of the medical practitioners who attended deceased during last illness.
- find: On Sunday morning Nathaniel Mason found deceased drowned in a pond by the roadside, Golding said they had parted company in the road.
- see: Returning home from work by the field paths, he saw deceased lying on the road leading from Taunton to Littlemoss.
- know: Hannah MASON, of 27, Charles-street, said she had known deceased for 18 months.
- appear: It appears deceased had been suffering from scrofula for four years.
Modifying Another Word
- lately: On 12 May 1361, a market was held by Henry, duke of Lancaster, lately deceased ( CIPM, xi, no.
- recently: I think they are 2 seasons behind the recently deceased American show.
- now: Among his students was the now deceased well-known American photographer Nathan Lerner, who in 1938 invented the Light Box [ 14 ] .
- then: Her father was a ( by then deceased farmer ) - Joseph Evans.
Preposition: for
year: He had known deceased for 18 years, and had always found him to be a healthy man.
Browse dictionary entries near deceased
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- ‹ decaying
- ‹ decayed
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- ‹ Decatur, Stephen
- ‹ Decatur
- ‹ decathlon
- ‹ decathlete
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