| n. | 1. | A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture. | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.
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| Noun | 1. | burial - the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
| 2. | burial - concealing something under the groundSynonyms: burying |
BURIAL. The act of interring the dead.
2. No burial is lawful unless made in conformity with the local
regulations; an when a dead body has been found, it cannot be lawfully
buried until the coroner has holden an inquest over it. In England. it is
the practice for coroners to issue warrants to bury, after a view. 2 Umf.
Lex. Coron. 497, 498.
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