mortuaries
- plural of mortuary.
Example Sentences
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After decades working in mortuaries, a campaigner hopes to provide the UK's first human composting service as an alternative to cremation or burial.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
A BBC Investigation in August reported Ms Upton had been banned from entering any of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust's mortuaries and maternity wards for keeping the bodies of babies at her home.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
The Trust added it had "strengthened" its actions against Ms Upton earlier this year and she was no longer allowed in their mortuaries, or on their maternity wards "unless as a patient herself".
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
Families are unable to say goodbye to loved ones because of changes to death certificates which has also led to overcrowded mortuaries, a funeral director has said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025
District councils may, and if required by the Local Government Board, must provide mortuaries, and they may make by-laws with respect to the management and charges for the use of the same.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
