the deceased

noun

formal

: a dead person or dead people

a relative of the deceased

Three of the deceased are being buried today.

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The death benefit provides liquidity to buy out the deceased partner’s share, protecting the business and surviving partners from financial strain. 4. —

Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Officers and Albany firefighters rescued the young girl upon arrival, the release stated, adding that the New York State Police underwater recovery team recovered the deceased boy's body from the water at around 7:25 p.m. —

Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 But not every estate is as concerned with the deceased’s wishes. —

Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024 California investigators shed new light on the shooting at a Northern California Christian school that has left two kindergarteners in the hospital in critical and stable condition, revealing that the deceased shooter had targeted the Feather River Adventist School. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the deceased