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decedent definition

de·cedent (dē sēd′'nt, di-)

noun

Law a deceased person

Etymology: L decedens, prp. of decedere: see decease

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Is it more American? In my English-French Collins dictionary I couldn't find it. I came upon it when reading Barak Obama's 'The Audacity of Hope'?

Posted by anonymous 93 days ago.

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