decedent

noun

Definition of decedentnext
as in deceased
US, law a dead person a tax on the estate of the decedent

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Recent Examples of decedent The claim is that the death tax imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a decedent to his or her heirs and that can decimate small businesses and family farms. — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Historians also believe that the decedents may have been part of the same Viking family. — Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 The alternate valuation date, established under Section 2032 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), allows the executor of an estate to value the estate’s assets as of six months after the decedent’s death instead of using the date of death. — Ashley Case, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 You were found behind the vehicle where the decedent was. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decedent

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“Decedent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decedent. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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