Deceased: (Definition of deceased from

(Definition of deceased from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 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 ? 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. ' Deceased ' in a sentence: Deputies checked the rest of the house and found Kyle May, 20, of Princeton, dead along with a deceased cat.