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- Dictionarydeceased/dɪˈsiːst/
noun
- 1. the recently dead person in question: "the judge inferred that the deceased was confused as to the extent of his assets"
adjective
- 1. recently dead: "the deceased man's family"
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adjective. formal uk / dɪˈsiːst / us / dɪˈsiːst / Add to word list. C2. dead: the recently deceased Member of Parliament. Synonyms. departed literary. gone (LEFT) Compare. late adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out phrasal verb. coroner. death toll. ghost.
The meaning of DECEASED is no longer living; especially : recently dead —used of persons. How to use deceased in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceased.
1. countable noun. The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died. [law] The identities of the deceased have now been determined. 2. adjective. A deceased person is one who has recently died. [formal] ...his recently deceased mother.
Deceased definition: no longer living; dead.. See examples of DECEASED used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] formal us / dɪˈsiːst / uk / dɪˈsiːst / plural the deceased. the deceased. C2. a person who has recently died: The deceased shot her mother before killing herself. Five of the deceased were employed by the club. Synonym. the departed formal.
A casualty status applicable to a person who is either known to have died, determined to have died on the basis of conclusive evidence, or declared to be dead on the basis of a presumptive finding of death. The recovery of remains is not a prerequisite to determining or declaring a person deceased. See also casualty status.
When someone is deceased, they are dead — not dying or even just about to die. They are dead. The word deceased has been around since the 15th century, however, when people talk of someone's having died, they rarely use deceased in conversation.
adjective. Dead. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (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. Wiktionary. Synonyms: at-rest. at-peace. gone. departed. asleep. lifeless. extinct. late. defunct. dead. finished. expired. Antonyms:
The deceased is the person who has died. More. Synonyms of 'deceased' • dead, late, departed (euphemistic), lost [...] More. Collocations with the word 'deceased' recently deceased. Examples of 'deceased' in a sentence.
Definition of deceased – Learner’s Dictionary. deceased. adjective. formal uk / dɪˈsiːst / us. Add to word list. dead: the deceased man's belongings. someone who has died: The police have not yet informed the family of the deceased. (Definition of deceased from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
