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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: decease 'to die' (15-19 centuries), from French décès 'death', from Latin decedere 'to leave, die'

deceased

 noun
     
de‧ceased law

the deceased

someone who has died, especially recently:
The deceased left a large sum of money to his children.
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