English-Danish translations for deceased

• afdød
  Rilke var det nyligt afdøde medlem, Dimitris Tsatsos', yndlingsdigter. Rilke was the favourite poet of our recently deceased fellow Member, Dimitris Tsatsos.
  Ifølge den ene ordning formodes det, at den afdøde donor ville have givet sit samtykke til transplantationen. In one system, it is presumed that the deceased donor would have consented to the transplantation.
  Jeg vil bede Dem, kolleger, om at holde et minuts stilhed som et tegn på respekt for den afdøde dronningemoder. I ask you, colleagues, as a mark of respect for the deceased Queen Mother, to observe one minute's silence.

Definition of deceased

• No longer alive, dead
• Belonging to the dead
• One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide
• A dead person
• One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide

Examples

• The executor’s commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%
• The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
• a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars

Related words

• predeceased
• deceased; defunct
• the deceased