deceased

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈsiːst/
• (America) enPR: dē-sēst' IPA: /di.ˈsist/
• (Canada) IPA: /di.ˈsist/, /di.ˈsizd/, /dɪˈsizd/
• (Nigeria) IPA: /dɪ.ˈzizd/

Adjective

deceased (not comparable)

1. No longer alive, dead
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2. Belonging to the dead.

   The executor’s commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.

3. (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.

Synonyms

• (no longer alive) asleep qual euphemistic, at peace qual euphemistic, at rest qual euphemistic, dead, departed qual euphemistic, late, gone qual euphemistic

Translations

• French: décédé
• German: verstorben, gestorben
• Portuguese: falecido, morto
• Russian: поко́йный
• Spanish: fallecido, muerto, difunto

Noun

deceased (plural deceaseds or deceased)

1. A dead person.

   The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.

   a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars

2. (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.

Synonyms

• (dead person) dead person, dead soul, deceased person, decedent, departed, late
• (plural: dead people) dead people, dead souls, deceased people, decedents, departed

Translations

• French: défunt
• German: Verstorbene, Verstorbener
• Portuguese: falecido
• Russian: поко́йник
• Spanish: difunto

Translations

• French: défunts
• German: Verstorbene, Tote (general)
• Portuguese: falecido, morto
• Russian: мёртвый

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