DECESSUS

decessus (di-ses-<<schwa>>s), n.[fr. Latin decedere “to depart”] 1.Roman law. A death. 2. A departure. • This term  has been  used in both the civil and  common law,  esp. in reference to  the desertion of a ground in a previous pleading in favor of another. See DEPARTURE. [Blacks Law 8th]