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decease
[ dih-sees ]
noun
- the act of dying; departure from life; death.
verb (used without object)
deceased, deceasing.
- to depart from life; die.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decease1
1300–50; (noun) Middle English deces < Old French < Latin »åŧ³¦±ð²õ²õ³Ü²õ departure, death, equivalent to »åŧ³¦±ð»å-, variant stem of »åŧ³¦Å§»å±ð°ù±ð to go away ( »åŧ- de- + ³¦Å§»å±ð°ù±ð to go; cede ) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; (v.) late Middle English decesen, derivative of the noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decease1
C14 (n): from Old French deces, from Latin »åŧ³¦Å§»å±ð°ù±ð to depart
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Humberside Police began its inquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after a report of "concern for care of the deceased" in March last year.
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Officers then located a deceased woman, who they later identified as Ms Aber, police said.
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department also responded and pronounced the parents deceased.
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The female pedestrian who was struck was “beyond medical help and determined deceased on scene,†according to an alert by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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It said officers were continuing to support the family of the missing crew member, who was "believed to be deceased".
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