decent burial

decent burial
A relative term, varying with the financial and social standing of the deceased and his relatives, and often affected by the community and the rules of religious, social, or political organizations with which the deceased was affiliated, as a member or otherwise. What would be regarded as proper and appropriate by one might be regarded as wholly inadequate and unsuitable by another, and no rule or definition can well be formulated, but by common consent, a determination of these matters is left exclusively to the relatives or friends of the deceased. Seaton v Commonwealth, 149 Ky 498, 149 SW 871.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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