Corpse

Corpse in United States

Corpse Definition

The dead body of a human being. 1 Russ. & R. 366, note; 2 Term R. 733; 1 Leach, C. C. 497; 8 Pick. (Mass.) 370; Dig. 47. 12. 3. 7; Id. 11. 7. 38; Code, 3. 44. 1.

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Corpse Corpse in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
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Corpse Corpse in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Corpse Corpse in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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The dead body of a human being. 1 Russ. & R. 366, note; 2 Term R. 733; 1 Leach, C. C. 497; 8 Pick. (Mass.) 370; Dig. 47. 12. 3. 7; Id. 11. 7. 38; Code, 3. 44. 1.

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This definition of Corpse Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..

Basic Meaning of Corpse (Dead Human Body) in Funeral Law

Corpse (Dead Human Body), in this context, means: the body of a dead human being, deprived of life, but not yet entirely disintegrated.

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See Also

  • Legal Topics.
  • anatomy; autopsy; biopsy; body snatchers; brain death; death; dissection; funeral practices; transplantation.

    Further Reading (Articles)

    “Chemical Preservation of Corpses” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; January 3, 2013

    Cell corpse engulfment mediated by C. elegans phosphatidylserine receptor through CED-5 and CED-12.(Reports), Science; November 28, 2003; Wang, Xiaochen Wu, Yi-Chun Fadok, Valerie A. Lee, Ming-Chia Gengyo-Ando, Keiko Cheng, Li-Chun Ledwich, Duncan Hsu, Pei-Ken Chen, Jia-Yun Chou, Bin Kuan Henson, Peter Mitani, Shohei Xue, Ding

    Gog’s Grave and the Use and Abuse of Corpses in Ezekiel 39:11-20, Journal of Biblical Literature; April 1, 2010; Stavrakopoulou, Francesca

    Ferdinand Marcos: the story of a corpse.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)(Column), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; April 1, 1997; Brauchli, Christopher

    Proper Corruption: Index and Metaphor in Photographs of the Embalmed Corpse of Eva Perón, Framework; April 1, 2010; Schwartz, Margaret

    CANNIBAL CORPSE SHOCKS ITS WAY TO THE BIG TIME, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); February 28, 1994; ANTHONY VIOLANTI – News Critic

    Perons’ defiled corpses may never rejoin despite some Argentines’ efforts., Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; October 9, 2004; Hall, Kevin G.

    Exquisite Corpse: The Surreal Thing, The Washington Post; March 10, 1994; Paul Richard

    Corpses find new life in forensic research at Tennessee’s Body Farm., Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; November 5, 2003; Witze, Alexandra

    RARE ‘CORPSE FLOWER’ TO BLOOM IN UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT GREENHOUSES, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; May 3, 2007

    Corpse role a dead-end for opera career, Deseret News (Salt Lake City); May 22, 2005; Dave Barry

    Cromwell’s Head and Milton’s Hair: Corpse Theory in Spectacular Bodies of the Interregnum, Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation; June 22, 1999; Clymer, Lorna

    BURTON’S LATEST SURPRISINGLY ANIMATED FOR A ‘CORPSE’.(Spotlight), Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); September 23, 2005; Denerstein, Robert

    The Early Modern Corpse and Shakespeare’s Theatre, Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England; January 1, 2007; Hirschfeld, Heather

    The Early Modern Corpse and Shakespeare’s Theatre.(Book review), Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England; January 1, 2007; Hirschfeld, Heather

    Corpse Flower Is Scary Treat for Halloween, Yakima Herald-Republic; October 24, 2004; Jim McLean

    Years of ‘Corpse Meditation’ Now Serving Monks Well, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); January 3, 2005

    Opera is painful, especially if you’re a corpse, The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); May 21, 2005; Dave Barry

    Shakespeare Studies Psychoanalysis and the Corpse, Shakespeare Studies; January 1, 2005; Zimmerman, Susan

    Amid German Uproar, U.S. Auto Researchers Defend Use of Corpses, The Washington Post; November 25, 1993; John Schwartz Steve Vogel


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