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decedent
UK /dɪˈsiːdənt/ US /dɪˈsi.dənt/
noun 1adj 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
average
DECEDENT + NOUN
person, s
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A dead person.
“A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com.
A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.
adj
1
Removing; departing; deceased.
satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person
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“A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com.
Wiktionary02
A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.
Wiktionary03
satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person
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