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Webster 1913 Edition
Deceased
De-ceased′
,Adj.
Passed away; dead; gone.
The deceased
, the dead person.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deceased
DECE'ASED
,pp.
DECE'ASING, ppr. Departing from life; dying.
DECE'DENT, n. A deceased person.
DECE'IT,
Definition 2024
deceased
deceased
English
Adjective
deceased (not comparable)
- No longer alive, dead
- That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not ’alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein’ tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk. Monty Python
- Belonging to the dead.
- The executor’s commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.
- (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
Synonyms
- (no longer alive): asleep (euphemistic), at peace (euphemistic), at rest (euphemistic), dead, departed (euphemistic), late, gone (euphemistic)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with diseased (affected with or suffering from disease).
Translations
no longer alive
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belonging to the dead
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Noun
deceased (plural deceased or deceaseds)
- A dead person.
- The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
- a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
- (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
Synonyms
- (dead person): dead person, dead soul, deceased person, decedent, departed, late
- (plural: dead people): dead people, dead souls, deceased people, decedents, departed
Usage notes
Deceased is commonly used in legal and journalistic settings. Departed is most commonly used in religious settings.
Translations
dead person
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plural: dead people