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deceased Definition

de·ceased (dē sēst, di-)

adjective

dead

deceased Idioms

the deceased

the dead person or persons

deceased Synonyms

deceased

modif.

dead, departed, late, defunct; see dead 1. See syn. study at dead.

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.

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