What is Declared death in absentia?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Declared death ''in absentia''}} A person may be legally '''declared dead {{lang|la|in absentia}}''', i.e. a '''legal presumption of death''' may be declared, despite without proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains (e.g., a [[corpse]] or skeleton) of that person. Such a declaration is usually made when a person has been [[missing person|missing]] for a long amount of time. If there is lack of evidence that the person is still alive after a period of time, then they could be legally declared dead. [[Amelia Earhart]] was declared dead ''in absentia''. [[Category:Death]] {{stub}}