(DoD) A casualty status applicable to a person who is either known to have died, determined to have died on the basis of conclusive evidence, or declared to be dead on the basis of a presumptive finding of death. The recovery of remains is not a prerequisite to determining or declaring a person deceased. See also casualty status.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). deceased. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/deceased/definitions/1961250 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "deceased" http://smartdefine.org/deceased/definitions/1961250 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, deceased, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/deceased/definitions/1961250>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "deceased" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/deceased/definitions/1961250> |