English-Dutch translations for deceased

• gestorvene
• overleden
  Ik wil u nu verzoeken één minuut stilte in acht te nemen ter nagedachtenis aan onze overleden collega's. A moment's silence, please, in remembrance of our deceased colleague.
  Ik kan hier misschien Mark Twain citeren, van wie ooit verkeerdelijk werd beweerd dat hij overleden was.Perhaps I could quote Mark Twain who was wrongly reported to be deceased.
  Als de donor is overleden bijvoorbeeld, gaan sommige lidstaten ervan uit dat toestemming is verleend, terwijl andere dat juist niet doen. For example, if the donor is deceased, some presume consent whereas others do not.
• overledene
  Namens het Parlement zal ik onze condoleances overbrengen aan de familie en collega's van de overledene en onze diepe verontwaardiging over deze daad uitspreken. On behalf of Parliament I convey our condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased and also our outrage at this act.
• overledenen
  Amalgaamafval, dat voor 50 procent uit kwik bestaat, ontstaat tijdens de verwerking en toepassing van dentaal amalgaam, bij de verwijdering van oude vullingen en tijdens de crematie van overledenen. Amalgam waste containing 50% mercury is generated during the processing of dental amalgam and its application, in the process of removing original fillings, during cremation of the deceased.

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