death certificate
noun
: an official document that gives information about a person's death (such as when and how the death happened)
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Though she was issued a death certificate, her missing persons case remained open, as not all her remains were found, according to deputies.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Moyo said her credit dropped to zero after the bank contacted creditors with a death certificate number — and all four of her credit cards stopped working as a result.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Michael died on April 4, 2024, of massive blood loss during an artillery barrage, trying to aid a wounded comrade, Larry Gloss said, citing the Russian death certificate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis died on April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday, Reuters reported.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Moyo said her credit dropped to zero after the bank contacted creditors with a death certificate number — and all four of her credit cards stopped working as a result.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Michael died on April 4, 2024, of massive blood loss during an artillery barrage, trying to aid a wounded comrade, Larry Gloss said, citing the Russian death certificate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis died on April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday, Reuters reported.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Death certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20certificate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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