Decedent
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A deceased person. The signification of the word has become more extended than its strict etymological meaning. Strictly taken, it denotes a dying person, but is always used in the more extended sense given, denoting any deceased person, testate or intestate.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A deceased person. The signification of the word has become more extended than its strict etymological meaning. Strictly taken, It denotes a dying person, but is always used in the more extended sense given, denoting any deceased person, testate or intestate. See Executobs and Administrators.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Deceased; a deceased person.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A deceased person; one who has lately died. Etymologically the word denotes a person who is dying, but it has eome to be used in Jaw as signifying any defunct person, (testate or intestate,) but always with reference to the settlement of his estate or the execution of his will.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
* A deceased person whose estate is being settled. See Administer, 4; Creditor, Bill; Distribution, 2; Part, 1; Probate; Residue; Will, 3.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A deceased person. Bouvier,