DECEASED


Meaning of DECEASED in English

A casualty status applicable to a person who is either known to have died, determined to have died on the basis of conclusive evidence, or declared to be dead on the basis of a presumptive finding of death. The recovery of remains is not a prerequisite to determining or declaring a person deceased. See also casualty status.

DOD English dictionary of military terms.      Английский словарь военных терминов DOD.