ex
hume
Third Person
exhumes
Present Participle
exhuming
Past Tense
exhumed
Past Participle
exhumed
1
to dig out a corpse from the ground, especially from a grave, for examination, reburial, or other purposes
transitive
- Forensic experts may exhume a body to conduct further investigations.
- Historians may choose to exhume historical figures for scientific analysis.
- In legal cases, a court order might be required to exhume a deceased person.
- Anthropologists sometimes exhume remains to study ancient populations.
- Exhuming graves may be necessary in cases of suspected foul play.
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