A " deceased " is a person who has met his death in a violent way. This word is often mistakenly used as a synonym for "dead" or "deceased," something we will dwell on later.
According to the Royal Spanish Academy, the word "deceased" (which it incorporated in 1737) is an adjective that indicates that someone has died violently, although this is commonly used as a noun.
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The origin of the word "occiso" comes from the Latin "occisus", a passive participle of "occidere", that is, "to kill."
Use
A "deceased" is often mistakenly used as a synonym for "dead" or "deceased", but we have already seen that its meaning is not the same, although in all three cases it is a deceased person.
In other words, an elderly man or woman who dies naturally is not a "deceased", because his death was not due to violent causes. In any case, calling a "deceased" as "dead" or "deceased" in the same text as a second synonym option is not incorrect.
To realize that a person is a «occisa» there is a whole previous work of investigators who analyze the scene where it was found and are based on the analyzes carried out by forensic experts who study the body through an autopsy.
It should also be clarified that a deceased person could have died violently at the hands of another person, for having committed suicide or even having died in a road accident, for example.
So it is fair to say that the case of a deceased is investigated by the criminal police (also called scientific police) and until the causes of death are determined, a deceased cannot be classified as a 'deceased', unless the evidence is too clear.
Its use is more common in the judicial and legal fields, although it can also be read in police journalistic reports. Its use in everyday speech is practically nil.
Synonyms
Some words that mean the same as 'deceased' are 'murdered', 'killed', 'stabbed', 'executed', 'poisoned', 'finished off', 'riddled', 'stripped', 'beheaded', 'interfect', "Corpse" or "victim."
Antonyms
Meanwhile, words contrary to "deceased" are "alive", "surviving", "animated", "resurrected" or "living".
Usage examples
- "The evidence left no doubt about the deceased, since knives full of blood were found."
- "The deceased will be veiled behind closed doors due to how he was disfigured after the brutal beating."
- "The autopsy revealed that the deceased tried to defend himself from his perpetrator."
- "After analyzing the evidence, the investigators maintain that he is a deceased."
- «They found a bagged body in Buenos Aires. The deceased had clear signs of violence on his face.
- "The police found a deceased man with several gunshot wounds."
- "The now deceased was driving down the street at midnight when he was stabbed by two people to rob him."
- 'Because he wasn't wearing his seat belt, he was thrown through the windshield. The deceased was 30 years old.
- "The report of the forensic expert who performed the autopsy consists of 40 pages and includes data from the deceased's clinical history."
- "The mother of the occisa organized a march in the city to demand justice."
- "Today a policeman knocked on my door and asked me if I knew anything about what the deceased had done the night before."
- "The neighbors declared that the relationship between the accused and the victim was extremely violent."
- "There is sufficient evidence to show that the deceased were liquidated by the accused."
References
- Occised. (2019). Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy. Recovered from: dle.rae.es
- Osvaldo Romo Pizarro. (2000). "Legal Medicine: Elements of Forensic Sciences". Recovered from: books.google.bg
María Fernanda Rodríguez. (2015). "NN: rezable bodies, countable, but never identifiable." Recovered from: usergioarboleda.edu.co