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Meanings of exhumation in English

Russian
эксгумация
Portuguese
exumação
Spanish
exhumación
Catalan
exhumació

Excavation of a buried corpse; act of digging up, especially a corpse. This is most often done to relocate a body to a different burial spot.

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      эксгумация
      Usage of exhumation in English
      1
      Venice, Italy: exhumation and study of plague victims; plague; public health measures
      Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
      2
      The family did not get permission for exhumation and second postmortem examination.
      The South African
      3
      Giuttari sprang into action and directed an exhumation of the peasant's body.
      The monster of florence
      4
      Hawthorn made a motion for continuance until an exhumation could be performed.
      Bones of the Lost
      5
      By exhumation we have obtained most of our information on this subject.
      Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States / Thirteenth An...
      6
      The point of exhumation is not twenty miles distant from Cardiff.
      The American Goliah
      7
      The candidates also clashed on the recent exhumation of former dictator Francisco Franco.
      Reuters
      8
      I'd yet to do an exhumation that had gone as planned.
      Death du Jour
      9
      Blanton was heading stateside as soon as the exhumation and analysis were completed.
      Bones of the Lost
      10
      Should an exhumation and autopsy be completed sooner, the hearing would resume immediately.
      Bones of the Lost
      11
      The Robeson County sheriff was present when I did the exhumation in Lumberton.
      Spider bones: a novel
      12
      When all was ready the exhumation took place, and very imposing it was.
      Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville
      13
      For Monsieur Domini is going to order the exhumation of Sauvresy.
      The Mystery of Orcival
      14
      Negotiations for this exhumation began almost immediately after accusations were laid.
      Bones of the Lost
      15
      I'll be handling field ops for the exhumation in Sheyn Bagh.
      Bones of the Lost
      16
      If done poorly, this exhumation could have torpedoed what little goodwill we've reestablished.
      Bones of the Lost
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      Translations for exhumation
      Portuguese
      exumação
      Catalan
      exhumació
      Exhumation through the time
      Exhumation across language varieties
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