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Definitions of exhumation in various dictionaries:
noun - the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
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Digging up (of a body) |
Disinterment of old philosopher from the East, some say |
Digging up (of a corpse) |
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Jun 27 2017 The Times - Concise |
Feb 4 2015 The Times - Concise |
May 23 2009 The Times - Cryptic |
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The act of digging up that which has been buried. |
to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth disinter. to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting bring to light: to bexhumeb a literary reputation to bexhumeb old letters. Origin of bexhumeb Expand. |
the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried |
The action of digging up something buried, especially a corpse. |
Exhumation might refer to |
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Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal, sometimes with objects, into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. Humans have been burying their dead for at least 100,000 years. Burial is often seen as indicating respect for the dead. It has been used to prevent the odor of decay, to give family members closure and prevent them from witnessing the decomposition of their loved ones, and in many cultures it has been seen as a necessary step for the deceased to enter the afterlife or to give back to the cycle of life. * Methods of burial may be heavily ritualized and can include natural burial (sometimes called "green burial"); embalming or mummification; and the use of containers for the dead, such as shrouds, caskets, grave liners, and burial vaults, all of which can retard decomposition of the body. Sometimes objects or grave goods are buried with the body, which may be dr |