death certificate
noun
: an official document that gives information about a person's death (such as when and how the death happened)
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The complaint argues the state Department of Public Health is failing to act by not updating Kendrick’s death certificate as well as by not formally rejecting his parents’ requests to amend it, in violation of Georgia law and the 14th Amendment.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
According to the representative, an autopsy will not be conducted as Madsen's cardiologist has already signed the death certificate.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
The death certificate indicated that Wendt was cremated following his death.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 June 2025
The actor died from cardiac arrest, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
According to the representative, an autopsy will not be conducted as Madsen's cardiologist has already signed the death certificate.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
The death certificate indicated that Wendt was cremated following his death.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 June 2025
The actor died from cardiac arrest, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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“Death certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20certificate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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