disinterment

• Substantiv, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas aus der Erde zu holen, besonders einen Leichnam aus seinem Grab.

A noun referring to the act of digging something out of the ground, especially a corpse, from where it has been buried.

1. ExhumationC1formal

   The act of digging up or removing something, especially a corpse, from a burial place.

   Exhumierung

   • The disinterment of the ancient remains was conducted by a team of archaeologists.
   • A court order was required for the disinterment of the body.
   • The disinterment revealed new evidence in the historical investigation.

   Synonymeexhumation

   Antonymeburialentombmentinhumationinterment