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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The cause of Harris’ death was determined on Feb. 27, and a death certificate was released to the Worcester city clerk’s office on March 5, according to Elaine Driscoll, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
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Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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The cause of death was determined on Feb. 27, and the death certificate was released to the city clerk’s office on March 5, according to Elaine Driscoll, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Rinaldi employees assembled a death certificate, an affidavit, a county health department letter stating the body was free from contagious diseases and a burial transit permit.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Simpson's death certificate lists his cause of death as prostate cancer, according to his lawyer.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Last month, the state Bureau of Vital Statistics reissued Sean’s death certificate, upon the request of his mother.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The Oscar-winning An Officer and a Gentleman star died at age 87 in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 29, due to the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a death certificate.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The cause of death on his official death certificate from the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, which was reviewed by ABC News, is listed as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) in connection with the varicella-zoster virus.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
On Tuesday, the Senate is set to discuss Senate Bill 17 (which includes tweaks to Kentucky's death certificate process) and Senate Bill 24 (which would limit the number of Medicaid organizations contracted by the state to three or fewer).
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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The cause of death was determined on Feb. 27, and the death certificate was released to the city clerk’s office on March 5, according to Elaine Driscoll, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Rinaldi employees assembled a death certificate, an affidavit, a county health department letter stating the body was free from contagious diseases and a burial transit permit.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Simpson's death certificate lists his cause of death as prostate cancer, according to his lawyer.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Last month, the state Bureau of Vital Statistics reissued Sean’s death certificate, upon the request of his mother.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The Oscar-winning An Officer and a Gentleman star died at age 87 in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 29, due to the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a death certificate.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The cause of death on his official death certificate from the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, which was reviewed by ABC News, is listed as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) in connection with the varicella-zoster virus.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
On Tuesday, the Senate is set to discuss Senate Bill 17 (which includes tweaks to Kentucky's death certificate process) and Senate Bill 24 (which would limit the number of Medicaid organizations contracted by the state to three or fewer).
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
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“Death certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20certificate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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