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exhumation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | digging up, disinterment |
| Type of | act, deed, human action, human activity |
| Derivation | exhume |
Examples of exhumation
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But the exhumation and the testing of the remains might not resolve the mystery.
From the suntimes.com
The National Transitional Council approved the exhumation beginning on August 20.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Exhumation and re-interment will be carried out under the auspices of the CWGC.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A welcome coup after his rather less auspicious exhumation of one Audley Harrison.
From the independent.co.uk
The investigation prompted the exhumation of the Peterson's third wife, Savio.
From the foxnews.com
The exhumation and cleaning of the bones is accompanied by the singing of laments.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Stephenson said he expected the exhumation will take place within two weeks.
From the suntimes.com
Their leaders understood as well as Vinceti the opportunity a good exhumation brings.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If agreement cannot be reached, an order for exhumation can be made by the High Court.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- The act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
- (exhume) disinter: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
- Burial (as in berry, or), also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.
- (Exhumed (band)) Exhumed is an American death metal band from San Jose. They were most recently signed to Relapse Records. Formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. ...
- (Exhumed (video game)) PowerSlave (Exhumed in European territories and Seireki 1999: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu in Japan; the US title being a clear reference to the Iron Maiden album Powerslave which features Egyptian art on its cover) is a first-person shooter developed by Lobotomy Software and ...
- (exhume) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter
- (Exhume) To remove the coffin and body from a grave.
- (Exhume (v)) To disinter, excavate, reveal or restore. Used in the book to refer to geologic structures buried by glacial debris and subsequently revealed again by weathering and erosion.
- (exhume) To remove from a grave (disinter). Or to expose. The fist burial is called a primary burial, and the second is called secondary and in some cases may involve additional ritual.
