deceaseds

Noun

deceased (plural deceased or deceaseds)

1. (euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
   • The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.

   Synonyms:

   dead, decedent, departed, late, decedents

2. 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.
   • Deceased had already made a will in his favour before her marriage, but—and Mr. Philips wagged an expressive forefinger—the prisoner was not aware of that. What had induced the deceased to make a fresh will, with the old one still extant, he could not say.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 153

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