decedent

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If you receive cash or other property as a bequest for services you performed while the decedent was alive, the value is taxable compensation.

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  • Now, the decedent was a fifty-seven-year-old white male who owned a business in Manhattan. —  The Cold Moon
  • A positive identification of the decedent, as well as the cause, manner and time of her death will be determined by Coroner's officials. —  LAFD News & Information
  • (What it's like for the decedent, I can't imagine, though I try to be hopeful.) —  StarTribune.com rss feed
  • A positive identification of the decedent, as well as the precise cause, manner and time of her death will be determined by the Coroner's Office. —  LAFD News & Information
  • If you receive cash or other property as a bequest for services you performed while the decedent was alive, the value is taxable compensation. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
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  1. Latin dēcēdēns, dēcēdent-, present participle of dēcēdere, to depart, die; see decease.

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  1. from Latin deceden(t-)s, present participle of decedere, depart: see decease.
 

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/dəˈsidənt/
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