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The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.

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graverobbing

Source Word

graverobbing

Noun

countable uncountable

The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.

Japanese Meaning

墓荒らし：墓から遺体やその他の品物を不法に取り出す行為、特に医療用の解剖体（cadaver）を得るために行われた行為

In the 19th century, graverobbing was sometimes tolerated because medical schools desperately needed cadavers for study.

19世紀には、医学校が実習用の死体を切実に必要としていたため、遺体の盗掘は時に容認されることがありました。

Sense（1）

The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.

graverobbings

（ plural ）