deceased

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   No longer alive

   No longer alive; dead.

   • 1969, Monty Python, Dead Parrot Sketch 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.
   • Publicity handouts from Dick's long-deceased record label would have us believe that he was born in Cleveland in 1952.
2. 2

   Belonging to the dead.

   • The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.
3. 3

   One who has died.

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   1. 4

      Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.

      • You look so good, I'm deceased!
      • I am deceased, my nuts have been busted.
      • "So that's it? We're not going to talk anymore? I won't see you?" she asks through tears. "Oh, you'll see me," Deborah replies. "In court!" (OUCH.) Deborah walks away. And I am deceased.
   2. 5

      Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).

      • The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
      • a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
   3. 6

      One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US…

      One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

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