👉 Non-posthumous is a term used in legal and academic contexts to describe a person or entity who has not been formally recognized as deceased. This can be seen as a way of acknowledging that a person's life was lived but their death was not officially recorded until they passed away. In certain legal systems, non-posthumous individuals may have rights and protections similar to those granted to posthumous individuals. For example, in some jurisdictions, the ability to sue or claim damages for wrongful death is
