The difference between At rest and Deceased
At rest is also phrase with the meaning: not moving.
Deceased is also noun with the meaning: a dead person.
Deceased is also adjective with the meaning: no longer alive, dead.
check bellow for the other definitions of At rest and Deceased
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Deceased as an adjective:
No longer alive, dead
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Deceased as an adjective:
Belonging to the dead.
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Deceased as an adjective (legal):
One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
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Deceased as a noun:
A dead person.
Examples:
"The deceased was interred in his local churchyard."
"a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars"
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Deceased as a noun (legal):
One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.