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to survive the decedent

Polish translation: to outlive the person who died

18:23 Sep 16, 2010
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English term or phrase: to survive the decedent
wyrazenie wystepuje w dokumencie: Testimony to identify heirs and devisee heirs

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Polish translation:to outlive the person who died
Explanation:
Example: Mary died in 2008. Her son John is still alive. John has survived (outlived) his mother, the decedent.



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to outlive the person who died


Explanation:
Example: Mary died in 2008. Her son John is still alive. John has survived (outlived) his mother, the decedent.



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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-09-16 20:54:06 GMT)
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Note: The language pair was changed after I posted this answer (the question was originally asked as English-English).


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/survive
    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/decedent
Richard McDorman
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agree  Beata Claridge: fully legit, hope you get the points, anyway ;)
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agree  Polangmar
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decedent - definition of decedent by the Free Online Dictionary ...
[Latin d c d ns, d c dent-, present participle of d c dere, to depart, die; see decease.] decedent [dɪˈsiːdənt]. n. (Law) Law chiefly US a deceased person ...
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