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 death certificate listed Fisher’s cause of death as septic shock, a bacterial infection, acute kidney failure and pneumonia.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, but her death certificate also revealed she was diagnosed with rectal cancer.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause, according to a Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday, The Associated Press reported.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
According to a death certificate released this week, the condition caused the untimely passing of actress Catherine O’Hara, the Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star, on January 30 at age 71 in Los Angeles.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, but her death certificate also revealed she was diagnosed with rectal cancer.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause, according to a Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday, The Associated Press reported.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
According to a death certificate released this week, the condition caused the untimely passing of actress Catherine O’Hara, the Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star, on January 30 at age 71 in Los Angeles.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Death certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20certificate. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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