Disinterment (Noun)
Meaning
The act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Due to the construction of the new highway, the town council had to conduct a mass disinterment of the old cemetery to relocate the remains.
- The investigators obtained a court order for the disinterment of the victim's body to gather more evidence for the trial.
- After a hundred years, archaeologists finally discovered the disinterment site of the ancient king's tomb.
- The disinterment of the coffin was a painstaking process as the soil had compacted over the years, making it difficult to dig.
- In some cultures, disinterment of the deceased is considered a respectful practice, while in others, it is seen as desecration.