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decedent

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as in deceased

US, law a dead person a tax on the estate of the decedent

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Recent Examples of decedent Assets that go undiscovered can defeat a decedent's wishes entirely. — Tara Faquir, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026 Investigators linked those pieces of evidence to a Facebook profile that resembled the decedent, the release states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Using forensic genealogy — a technique that can help pinpoint living relatives of a deceased person based on the decedent's DNA — the lab was able to identify possible family members by 2025. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The military funeral honors at a service will include an honor guard with at least two members of the military, one of whom will represent the decedent’s branch of service, the playing of Taps and the folding and presentation of one American flag to the next of kin, according to the VA. — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for decedent

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GEDMatch is one of the databases used by the DNA Doe project, a non-profit that works to name the deceased who remain unidentified.

— Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2018

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