decease

Example Sentences

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Late Sunday, police in Switzerland's Wallis canton said they had identified all of the deceased.

From Barron's

Assets owned solely by the deceased must go through probate—the court process of validating a will—before they can be transferred to a surviving spouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

It threatened to take legal action against anyone taking part in "these alleged illegal fundraising efforts", stating: "Everyone is asked to respect the memory of the deceased."

From BBC

Thursday regarding a report of a deceased person at the hotel and that they met with medics at the scene who declared an unnamed adult female dead.

From Los Angeles Times

The other two hikers were not hiking with the teenager, and it is not clear how long they had been deceased on the mountain.

From BBC