Decedent:
A decedent is a person who is no longer living, although the word itself means “one who is dying,” according to Merriam-Webster. When a decedent is a legitimate taxpayer, all of his possessions become part of his estate, and he or she becomes denoted as a decedent, or deceased. Just because decedents have passed, they still have the legal power to effect financial transactions and other preparations of their estates if they have conducted estate planning before they died. [Investopedia]
Noted in “Odor Thought To Be Sewage Leads CA Prison Staff To Inmate’s Body,” Hoa Quách, San Diego Patch:
“Examination was limited by decomposition artifact,” the autopsy said. “The only demonstrable natural disease was his hepatitis cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Sudden death has been associated with hepatic cirrhosis; however, the decedent was not clinically in liver failure and was not known to be jaundiced. Although it is certainly possible that the decedent died of natural causes related to his liver disease, focal bronchitis, and/or (redacted) due to homicidal violence cannot be completely excluded.”
