exhumation
noun/ˌekshjuːˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌekshjuːˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- an act of removing a dead body from the ground, especially in order to examine how the person died
- A committee was appointed to supervise the exhumation and identification of the bodies.
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