deceased person

deceased person
A decedent; a person who has died. An absentee who has been absent for the statutory period and not heard from is neither a deceased person nor a decedent in the eyes of the law, although absentee administration has been had upon his estate. Estate of Kite, 194 Iowa 129, 187 NW 585, 24 ALR 850, 853. See estate of deceased person; personal representatives.

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