Decedent

n. dead person (Law)

Noun
1. someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
(synonym) dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, departed
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) infernal
(member-holonym) dead
(derivation) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass

v. die, pass away, decease, expire

(n.)
A deceased person.
  

(a.)
Removing; departing.
  

An individual who has died. - (read more on Decedent)