death certificate

noun

1. 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.

death certificate

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From Washington Post

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks coronavirus deaths by confirming death certificates.

From Washington Post

Q: You signed the death certificate, but you never saw the body?

From The Daily Beast

The private investigator contacted the doctor who was listed on the death certificate, which is required by law in California.

From The Daily Beast

We began our search by consulting Mike's father's death certificate.

From The Daily Beast

After Elvis was pronounced dead, Dr. Nick signed the death certificate.

From The Daily Beast

By the way, you can easily put your hand on your birth certificate, as well as the death certificate of your father, I suppose?

From Project Gutenberg

The doctor who had attended the child refused a death certificate.

From Project Gutenberg

Pander had come at the captain's order for the stoker's death certificate.

From Project Gutenberg

The remainder of the day was spent in getting the death certificate and observing other formalities.

From Project Gutenberg

A death-certificate is not always made out quite so simply as the public thinks.

From Project Gutenberg