Decease
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
As a noun, death; departure from life. As a verb, to die; to depart life, or from life. This has always been a common term in Scotch law. "Gif ane man deceasis." Skene de Verb. Sign.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Death.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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." Skene,
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
v. To die; to depart life, or from life, This has always been a common termins Scotchlaw. “Gif ane man deceasis.” Skene,