Medical term:
decease
decease
(dĭ-sēs′)intr.v. de·ceased, de·ceasing, de·ceases
To die.
n.
The act of dying; death.
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deceased
(dĭ-sēst′)adj.
No longer living; dead.
n. pl. deceased
A dead person.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
deceased
adjective Dead, defunct, departed.noun A person who is dead.
Forensics
Deceased is generally preferred in the UK, while decedent is used in the US.
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