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burial

noun as in laying in of dead body

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It also reminded residents that leaving litter or waste behind at the cemetery was a criminal offence and said there would be "strict monitoring and enforcement" to preserve burial sites.

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The developer will get construction and grading permits to make the property more walkable and add places for burials.

Detectives investigating the murder received information from Hutchings' defence team about a potential burial site.

From BBC

The tower had living quarters, courtyards, kitchens, a great hall where feasting took place and a chapel with a burial ground.

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After the funeral at Westminster Cathedral, the coffin will be taken to the royal burial ground in Frogmore, on the Windsor estate.

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

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