What is the removal of a buried body from its grave for a death investigation called?
Exhumation is the act of taking a buried body out of the ground. It can be undertaken to obtain evidence in a death investigation. Authority — Cambridge Dictionary,…
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What is the removal of a buried body from its grave for a death investigation called?
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Exhumation is the act of taking a buried body out of the ground.
It can be undertaken to obtain evidence in a death investigation.
Authority — Cambridge Dictionary, exhumation.
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Option A
A funeral is a ceremony for a deceased person.
Option B
Embalmment is preservation of a body.
Option C
Cremation uses heat to reduce remains.
Option D
Exhumation is the removal of a buried body from its grave.
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