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

The coroner's office declined to provide to PEOPLE the exact cause and manner of death, saying that his death certificate is protected. —Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

Garland sought to inherit half of Tupac’s estate after his death in 1996 Following Tupac’s death in 1996, Garland sued Afeni for half of his son’s estate — disputing Afeni’s claim on Tupac’s death certificate that his father was deceased, per XXL Magazine. —Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024

In such cases, the connection between the weather and that person's death is often missing from their official death certificate. —Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 10 June 2024

Greenberg said preterm birth is the actual leading cause of infant death based on research conducted by his team, but there's not a single code for a death certificate that covers preterm births. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 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.