exhumation
UK/,ekshjuː'meɪʃən/US/.ekshju:'meiʃәn/
C2
Definitions
n.
The act of digging up a buried body.
掘尸，发掘（埋葬物）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex-out of, former
+
-ationact, process, state
=exhumation
The noun of exhume: the digging-up of a buried body. See exhume.
Root hum still carries 46 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
A court ordered the exhumation of the body for forensic tests.