Meaning & use

decease

noun·Advanced

Death, especially as referred to in formal, legal, or medical contexts.

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The insurance policy pays out to the family upon the policyholder's decease.

The document listed the date and cause of decease for the estate records.

A note on using this word

Decease is formal and mainly appears in legal or official documents; death is the everyday equivalent.

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