Decedents vs. Deceased

Decedentsnoun

plural of decedent

Deceasedadjective

No longer alive, dead

Deceasedadjective

Belonging to the dead.

Deceasedadjective

(legal) 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.

Deceasednoun

A dead person.

Deceasednoun

(legal) 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.

Deceasedadjective

Passed away; dead; gone.

Deceasednoun

someone who is no longer alive;

Deceasedadjective

dead;

Deceasednoun

the recently dead person in question

Deceasedadjective

recently dead