rigor mortis
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The inquest was told rigor mortis - the stiffening of the body after death - had set in.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“This implies they were put there before rigor mortis set in or after it had passed.”
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
Berry nails every lyrical note of domestic rigor mortis in “Every Day a Little Death.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
Paramedics told investigators the man had rigor mortis, meaning he had been dead for hours, undercutting the staff’s contention they monitored patients closely.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022
It was the same technique we used at the chevra kadisha, when working on a corpse afflicted by rigor mortis.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
