deceased individual

collocation in English

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deceased
adjective
uk
/dɪˈsiːst/us
/dɪˈsiːst/
dead:
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition ofdeceasedandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Belief in an afterlife, moreover, often engenders the desire to properly adorn adeceasedindividualfor the liminal journey into the afterlife.
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It is therefore unclear whether information on a specificdeceasedindividualis held subject to a duty of confidence.
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For example, they are able to sue in respect of rights that have passed into the estate of thedeceasedindividual—for example, rights in relation to land and other property.
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Umbrella organizations and justice committees (often named after adeceasedindividualor those victimized by police violence) usually engage in a solidarity of those affected.
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Baptism on behalf of adeceasedindividualis not binding if that individual chooses to reject it in the afterlife.
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After giving a short prayer that includes the name of thedeceasedindividual, the proxy is immersed briefly in the water, then brought up again.
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In somatic care and prescribed drugs, the expenditure clearly decreased with age among deceased individuals.
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On the other hand, for somatic care and prescribed drugs the expenditure clearly decreased with age among deceased individuals.
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That is, the posterior corridor of the model was stashed with wooden figures representing deceased individuals wrapped in burial shrouds of spun cotton (figure 5).
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The first impressions of the bloated beings are that they depict deceased individuals and are, perhaps, even burial markers.
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Female family members traditionally spend the entire day cooking an elaborate banquet in honor of thedeceasedindividual, which will then be enjoyed by all the family members.
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Especially important is the thirty-third year after a relative's death; at this point, thedeceasedindividual is believed to have taken his place with all his ancestors in the afterlife.
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The mask served as a more permanent version of the deceased individual's face, thereby emphasizing the ancestor's ability to be manifest in the world of the living.
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It must be noted that only three sculptures in any medium have been found in direct association with burials; however, the idea that they depict deceased individuals is not unreasonable.
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I refer to confidential information relating to deceased individuals or those who cannot be traced.
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Of course, there were problems with deceased individuals being notified.
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The application of the common law of confidentiality to deceased individuals is not altogether clear.
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Deceased individuals who were either not identified or misidentified at the time of burial may be reburied if survivors so wish.
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Without ways of more accurately determining age of deceased individuals, a wealth of information is locked away.
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Spirits of deceased individuals continued to live, although details of any notion of an afterlife or of reincarnation are scanty.
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