postdecease
postdecease verb: to die later than.
Verb
postdecease (third-person singular simple present postdeceases, present participle postdeceasing, simple past and past participle postdeceased)
- To die later than.
- It will be noticed too that in a case between separated brothers and their sons, the latter do not represent their predeceased father in succession to his post-deceased brother, or take so long as another brother survives.1884, A Digest of the Hindu Law of Inheritance, Partition, and Adoption; Embodying the Replies of the Śâstris in the Courts of the Bombay Presidency, with Introductions and Notes by Raymond West and...
- His heirs are the defendant Mary Gottbreht, a daughter, the defendants Frank Higgens and Francis Higgens, the husband and daughter, respectively, of a postdeceased daughter, and the plaintiffs Anna Stoll and Loretta Erhart, the daughters of a prior deceased son.1920, The Northwestern Reporter, St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., page 932, columns 1–2
Examples of postdecease in a sentence
- Non-Uniform Probate Code state law may vary with respect to the ability to disclaim on behalf of an incompetent or postdeceased beneficiary.2000, Estate Planning:
- Doman (hereinafter Nicholas) and his postdeceased second wife Judith N.2009, Reports of Cases Decided in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, State of New York, page 626:
- Subsequently, Ann postdeceased Carl on October 31, 2008.2010, Reports of Selected Cases Decided in Courts of the State of New York Other Than the Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division of...
Antonyms of postdecease
Forms of postdecease
| third-person singular present | postdeceases |
|---|---|
| present participle | postdeceasing |
| past participle | postdeceased |
| past | postdeceased |
Origin of postdecease
From post- + decease.
Questions about postdecease
- What does postdecease mean?
- Postdecease means to die later than.
- How do you use postdecease in a sentence?
- Non-Uniform Probate Code state law may vary with respect to the ability to disclaim on behalf of an incompetent or postdeceased beneficiary.
- What part of speech is postdecease?
- Postdecease is a verb.
- What is the past tense of postdecease?
- The past tense of postdecease is postdeceased.
Words near postdecease in the dictionary
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