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

He obtained a death certificate for Monic from a hospital, but it did not say how she had died.

From BBC

"There was an acceptance that we wouldn't find his body, which takes its toll as well because it's… not just to get a death certificate, it's not really about that... it's just the fact that there's no closure."

From BBC

By nightfall, the damage is done: another collapse in the dirt, another family handed a death certificate instead of a paycheck.

From Los Angeles Times

Osbourne died of a heart attack, according to a death certificate reviewed by the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Doctors asked her for “a name for his death certificate” in case he died en route to a hospital in Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times