English-Estonian translations for 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