Crossword clues for exhumation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exhumation \Ex`hu*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exhumatio, F. exhumation.] The act of exhuming that which has been buried; as, the exhumation of a body.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Medieval Latin exhumationem (nominative exhumatio), noun of action from past participle stem of exhumare (see exhume).\n
Wiktionary
n. The act of dig up that which has been bury.
WordNet
n. the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried [syn: disinterment, digging up]
Wikipedia
In geology, the term exhumation refers to the geological process by which a parcel of rock approaches Earth's surface. Exhumation occurs either by erosion or by extensional tectonics. The term differs slightly from denudation in that denudation emphasizes a whole area being subject to erosion or extensional tectonics that bring forward new material to the surface, while exhumation is a more local term. Some geological literature uses the term in different way - to imply the return to Earth's surface of something previously buried in sediments, for example a landform.
Usage examples of "exhumation".
Now I found it awkward to quarrel with two women, but on the other hand I was not going to let myself become involved in trouble, if later it should turn out that this man had not died a natural death, and if an exhumation were to be ordered.
If the men are afraid to go on with the torture, I shall order an exhumation to-morrow.
Finally he told other constables to go to Gao-djiawa, and prepare in the graveyard there everything necessary for an exhumation, which was to take place on the following day.
I therefore decide that this exhumation shall take place, whether you consent or not!
He ordered her to be led away, and fixed the exhumation for the following day.
That is my least concern, but more important is that in such an event also you, and the constables who assist in the exhumation, will get into trouble.
Djou fully realised that the judge was in dead earnest about the exhumation, but she could not imagine that he would discover any trace of a crime when the autopsy took place.
It is my duty to warn you that, if after the exhumation this should prove to be the wrong grave, you will be guilty of a heinous crime.
I am having this exhumation executed in the interests of justice, and not to prove that I am always right.
But wait till after the exhumation, when it has been proved that Bee Hsun was not murdered.
Judge Dee had the necessary documents relating to the exhumation filled out, and then returned to Huang-hua Village, followed by the crowd.
Reflecting on her many fights in court with the judge, and her fears during the exhumation, she became more and more weary, and thought whether it was really worth while to relate all this.
I lose my wad of Treasury notes in the stone quarries, we must get an exhumation order.
The inquest on the exhumed body of Cora McCanley, which had been held on the day following the exhumation, had resulted in a verdict of murder by person or persons unknown, although a small but rowdy school of thought, not in our own village of Saltmarsh, but in Much and Little Hartley and the purlieus of Lower Bossingbury, were of the strong opinion that poor Bob was the culprit here as well, and had all three murders to his account.
However, when Michael phoned the funeral director, he was told that the funeral home would oversee no exhumation without a court order.