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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Nancy stayed with music her whole life; on her death certificate, she is listed as a music teacher.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
According to her death certificate, Joan died from dementia.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
If the death certificate is in a language other than English, it should be accompanied by an English-language translation.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Tufnel: Just because someone has signed a death certificate, so what?
Smalls: So bloody what?
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
According to her death certificate, Joan died from dementia.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
If the death certificate is in a language other than English, it should be accompanied by an English-language translation.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Tufnel: Just because someone has signed a death certificate, so what?
Smalls: So bloody what?
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for death certificate
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“Death certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20certificate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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