Exhumation (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
- The police obtained a court order to permit the exhumation of the murder victim's body to gather new evidence.
- The exhumation of the pharaoh's tomb was a major archaeological discovery.
- Due to new evidence, the judge ordered the exhumation of the deceased's remains for further forensic analysis.
- The exhumation process was a painstaking and delicate procedure to ensure the remains were not damaged.
- The family requested the exhumation of their loved one's body to rebury it in a different cemetery.