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- Dictionaryexhumation/ˌɛks(h)jʊˈmeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of digging up something buried, especially a corpse: "the exhumation of bodies was ordered following protests by the villagers"
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Exhumation is the act of removing a dead body from the ground after it has been buried. Learn more about this formal word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.
- English (US)
EXHUMATION meaning: 1. the act of removing a dead body from...
- Znaczenie Exhumation, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
exhumation definicja: 1. the act of removing a dead body...
- Exhume
to remove a dead body from the ground after it has been...
- English (US)
Exhume means to remove a body from a place of burial, or to bring something back from neglect or obscurity. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for exhume and exhumation.
an act of removing a dead body from the ground, especially in order to examine how the person died. A committee was appointed to supervise the exhumation and identification of the bodies.
to remove a dead body from the ground after it has been buried. (Definition of exhume from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of exhume. exhume. Their controversy then slumbered, and it is only recently that scholars have exhumed it.
Jul 19, 2024 · noun. the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried. synonyms: digging up, disinterment. see more.
An exhumation is initiated when communities organize and petition for a site to be exhumed; this means survivors take the initiative in a process that returns agency to them as well as their memories.
exhumation. 4 senses: 1. the act of digging up something buried, esp a corpse; disinterment 2. the act of revealing or disclosing something.... Click for more definitions.
