death certificate

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a certificate signed by a doctor, giving pertinent identifying information, as age and sex, about a deceased person and certifying the time, place, and cause of death.

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How to use death certificate in a sentence

Virginia health officials said the state did not have the capacity to investigate all fatalities during a December and January surge and are relying on the review of death certificates, a slow and cumbersome process.
Washington region makes adjustments ahead of new vaccine’s distribution|Jenna Portnoy, Julie Zauzmer, Rebecca Tan|March 3, 2021|Washington Post
Deaths in Virginia have been spiking in recent days because of a lag in processing death certificates, state health officials said, but case numbers have continued to trend downward.
D.C.’s pandemic toll surpasses 1,000 as Bowser announces her sister’s death|Rebecca Tan, Jenna Portnoy|February 24, 2021|Washington Post
If families were so ready to step up and take care of their own dead because they felt educated and empowered, and all they needed me to do was file the death certificate and get out of the way, that would be fine with me.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
Kashin had publicized the rumor, leading to a heated denial from Navalny, who also produced a death certificate to prove that his father-in-law was not secretly living in London as Kashin claimed.
Radio Free Europe fires a prominent Russian journalist — and the Kremlin smirks|Paul Farhi|December 16, 2020|Washington Post

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks coronavirus deaths by confirming death certificates.
The Trumps don’t seem to understand that their supporters are dying from the coronavirus|Philip Bump|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Asia Bibi, as she is known, was arrested and sentenced to death.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The death toll, which experts believe has been significantly undercut by secret burials, stands at 7,905.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Your sacrifice shall be the agony of agonies, the death of deaths, and yet you'll find yourself unable to resist.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for death certificate

death certificate

noun

a legal document issued by a qualified medical practitioner certifying the death of a person and stating the cause if known

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