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
The breath stops, the heart stops, the brain stops and rigor mortis soon appears.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2023
“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
“How do you feel, hand?” he asked the cramped hand that was almost as stiff as rigor mortis.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
