deceased

Etymology

From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).

adj

1. No longer alive; dead.
   Monty Python That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
2. Belonging to the dead.
   The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.
3. (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.
4. (hyperbolic) Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.
   You look so good, I'm deceased!
   I am deceased, my nuts have been busted. 2021, Penelope Scott (lyrics and music), “7 O'Clock” (track 1), in Hazards, performed by Penelope Scott
   "So that's it? We're not going to talk anymore? I won't see you?" she asks through tears. "Oh, you'll see me," Deborah replies. "In court!" (OUCH.) Deborah walks away. And I am deceased. June 2, 2022, Nick Caruso, “Hacks Season 2 Finale Recap: [Spoiler] Gets Fired, as Deborah's Special Finally Gets Off the Ground — Grade It!”, in TVLine, archived from the original on 2022-06-08

noun

1. A dead person.
   The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
   a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
2. (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.