disinterment
Americannoun
plural
disintermentsExample Sentences
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“The Army currently plans to conduct the disinterment of Amos this September and the required Federal Register Notice will be published in the next 60 days,” according to the statement.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023
The remaining caskets stayed buried, however, until 2015 when the Deputy Secretary of Defense authorized the disinterment of all unknown remains from the ship.
From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2023
I knew this is where I wanted to start — travelling back to Colombia and going through the motions of the disinterment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022
Janis enlists Arturo, whose expertise is in that field, to help navigate the bureaucracy, and if successful, oversee the disinterment and identification of bodies.
From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022
In March, 1829, Mr. Warburton obtained leave to introduce into the House of Commons “A Bill for preventing the unlawful disinterment of human bodies, and for regulating Schools of Anatomy.”
From The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act by Bailey, James Blake
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