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corpse

noun as in dead body

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He expressed deep contrition over the video in which he bit the dog's corpse, stating he had not been responsible for its death.

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Then, he was able to digitally erase both the corpse and the rope, leaving behind only the visual context in which the horror took place.

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They are currently in custody, awaiting trial on several charges - including violating a corpse, defeating the ends of justice and fraud.

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A computer scientist at a university in the north of England is studying an image of a corpse - attempting to solve a mystery that has gripped the Middle East for nearly 50 years.

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Since at least the 19th Century, when the teaching of medicine expanded, some scientifically-minded people have rather liked the idea that their corpse could be used to train doctors.

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

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