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Disinterments

Description:

Disinterments refers to the act of removing a body from its burial place, typically for legal or investigative purposes. This term can also be used to describe the process of exhumation or digging up a buried body.

Senses:

1. Noun:

a) The act of removing a corpse from the ground, especially for examination or relocation.

b) The process of exhuming a buried body.

2. Verb:

a) To remove a body from its burial place.

b) To exhume a deceased person for legal or investigative reasons.

Sample Sentences:

1. Noun:

a) The disinterment of the grave was necessary to carry out further forensic analysis.

b) The cemetery experienced numerous disinterments due to an investigation into possible foul play.

2. Verb:

a) The archaeologists carefully disinterred the remains of an ancient civilization.

b) Authorities decided to disinter the body for a second autopsy, hoping to find additional evidence.

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