1. decedent - Noun
2. decedent - Adjective
Removing; departing.
A deceased person.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI wonder what the dead person would have done Source: Internet
As a polite reference to a dead person, it has become common practice to use the participle form of "decease", as in the deceased; another noun form is decedent. Source: Internet
Because certain assets of a decedent have a pre-named beneficiary, Alabama inheritance laws do not require them to be part of the probate or intestate succession processes. Source: Internet
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court. Source: Internet
Colorado requires that an individual survive a decedent by at least 120 hours, or five days, in order to become a valid heir under intestate succession law. Source: Internet
But if a decedent leaves surviving stepchildren and no spouse or blood relatives, they become legal intestate heirs. Source: Internet