death certificate
noun
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 certificates
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pluralof death certificate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That report was based on a cohort analysis involving the brains, medical records and death certificates of 202 brain donors, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
It came to international attention in 2014, after local historian Catherine Corless discovered there were 796 death certificates for children and babies who died there, but no burial records.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For the 2025 calendar year, 20,685 deaths were attributed across the nation to COVID-19 on death certificates, according to the CDC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Doctors and forensic experts in the port examined bodies under tarpaulins held up by four poles before issuing death certificates and cremation authorizations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Chapter Eleven had been dealing with the bureaucratic side of things, getting the death certificates and placing the obituaries.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
