Deceased: Definition and Legal Meaning On this

Deceased Definition and Legal Meaning On this page, you'll find the legal definition and meaning of Deceased , written in plain English, along with examples of how it is used. What is Deceased ? DECEASED meaning: 1. dead: 2. a person who has recently died: 3. dead: . Learn more. (Definition of deceased from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) dead, defunct, deceased , departed, late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation.