death certificate

noun

: an official document that gives information about a person's death (such as when and how the death happened)

Examples of death certificate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, there is no copy of her death certificate. —Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024

Though she’d been married once before, the union was short-lived, and her death certificate lists her as single. —Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024

Her death was attributed to old age, as stated on her death certificate, and her passing marked a significant moment of transition for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, as her son, Charles III, ascended to the throne. —The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2024

The Washington Post obtained a copy of his death certificate from the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County. —Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024

Legal Definition

death certificate

noun

: a document setting forth information (as age, occupation, and place of birth) relating to a dead person and including a doctor's certification of the cause of death

Note: Death certificates are issued by a particular public official, as a city or town clerk. A death certificate is required to document a person's death for certain purposes, as to file an estate tax return or to probate an estate.