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burial

noun as in laying in of dead body

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It notes that mass burials and mass graves were "not a customary way of interring the dead in the Roman Empire", and were mostly used in extreme situations and mass casualty events.

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After lying in state in Kisumu on Saturday, the body will go to Bondo in nearby Siaya county, the family's ancestral seat, for a private burial.

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Mr Bush denied 30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burials and one charge of stealing money from charity collection boxes, during Wednesday's hearing at Hull Crown Court.

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Later Muhammad's body was carried off for burial.

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He also denied 30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burials and one charge of stealing money from charity collection boxes, during a hearing at Hull Crown Court.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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