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decedent

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8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈsiːdənt/Part of speech nounSorted cddeeentStarts with DEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. someone who is no longer alive

Word origin

From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).

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  • “A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com.
  • A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.
  • satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person

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