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decedent (noun)

decedent /dɪˈsiːdn̩t/ noun

plural decedents

decedent

/dɪˈsiːdn̩t/

noun

plural decedents

Britannica Dictionary definition of DECEDENT

[count] US, law

: a dead person

a tax on the estate of the decedent

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