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cremation

[kri-mey-shuhn] / krɪˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
burning
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A county court hearing in May 2024 highlighted Bush had debts amounting to almost £55,000, including to local councils for unpaid cremation and burial fees.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Price was acquitted, leading directly to a new law allowing cremation in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Purves added that the price was expected to be similar to, or slightly more than, a normal cremation.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The funeral services are being arranged, but Nuah told us it would be cremation followed by a family-and-friends gathering.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali