Decease
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
n. Death; departure from Ilfe, not including civil death, (see Death.) In re Zeph's Estate, 50 Hun, 523, 3 N. Y. Supp. 460. v. To die; to depart life or from ilfe. This has always been a common term in Scotch law. "Gif ane man deceas-is."
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