How to Use decedent in a Sentence

decedent

noun

• Being a child, in a sense, worked against the decedent.
  — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021
• The claim was filed by Dora Veleta, an heir of the decedent.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2022
• To commit the soul of the decedent to his final reward?
  — John Hirschauer, National Review, 2 Sep. 2017
• It was introduced in 1908 and set at an amount equal to six months of the decedent’s salary.
  — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2017
• Our hearts go out to the decedent, his family and friends.
  — Mark Gomez, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2017
• The decedent was a young person who had a stroke while infected with the virus.
  — USA Today, 10 Dec. 2020
• But for the film, the knight — a decedent of Gloreth, the mythological hero revered for slayed a beast — gets a makeover.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2023
• The decedent’s younger son and daughter-in-law were mentioned by name, as was my friend (the older son).
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2020
• The decedent's younger son and daughter-in-law were mentioned by name, as was my friend (the older son).
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• Your duties are spelled out by the decedent’s will (if there is one), by court order and by statute.
  — Dallas News, 22 May 2022
• When a decedent dies with a will, Texas law does not require that the will be offered for probate.
  — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
• Glover was connected to the decedent through an associate but was not charged in the case.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 24 Sep. 2020
• When one of us dies, will the survivor receive any of the decedent’s benefits?
  — orlandosentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2021
• Once a will is found to be valid, it is distributed according to the wishes of the decedent.
  — Russel Morgan, Forbes, 26 May 2021
• Even with partial remains, there are ways to deduce where the decedent may have come from.
  — Benjamin Preston, Fortune, 24 July 2017
• That means the decedent died leaving no debts other than a mortgage.
  — Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2021
• Usually a grave or crypt has a headstone of some kind that bears the name and other details about the decedent.
  — Mark Evely, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2020
• After the creditors have been paid, the probate court will look to the decedent’s will to determine who gets what.
  — Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 8 July 2021
• Under New York law, a surviving spouse can claim up to one-third of a decedent’s net estate.
  — Robert Goulder, Forbes, 18 June 2021
• The decedent was Susie Taylor, 24, a stitcher in a shoe factory.
  — Marcia Biederman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
• For example, any co-signed loans with the decedent or secured debt, such as a mortgage or car loan.
  — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 20 Aug. 2021
• There's been no apology to the family of the decedent, has been no apology to the public.
  — Fox News, 3 Feb. 2023
• Sometimes the bodies are decomposed, or there’s no ID on the person and no one in the vicinity knows the decedent’s full name.
  — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
• The sister of the decedent was contacted by Clark, who learned that the unidentified decedent had a daughter.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
• The executor may possess the weapon of the decedent without fear of prosecution during the term of the probate.
  — Kendra Rey, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
• For years, unclaimed decedents have been left behind at the coroner’s office.
  — Jodi Ooten, The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2023
• After a decedent dies, there is either a scheme in the decedent’s will or in the law for distribution of the decedent’s estate.
  — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
• The idea is that keeping the decedent in one’s life, in some form, is healthier than the detachment of, for instance, putting Dad six feet under.
  — Glenn McDonald, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
• Two of the decedents, Michael Bauer and John Bartlett, were identified quickly after the discovery.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 25 July 2023
• Go through the decedent’s papers and look for burial instructions.
  — Dallas News, 3 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024