burial — Disposition of dead body by interment. See interference with burial; right of burial … Ballentine's law dictionary
burial lot — A place of burial. A lot in a cemetery, the purchaser of which acquires a right of burial therein. 14 Am J2d Cem § 25 … Ballentine's law dictionary
burial at sea — Interment at sea under exigency or at direction of person having right of burial. 22 Am J2d Dead B § 13 … Ballentine's law dictionary
right of sepulture — Same as right of burial. right of setoff. See retainer; setoff … Ballentine's law dictionary
burial — /ber ee euhl/, n. 1. the act or ceremony of burying. 2. the place of burying; grave. [1200 50; BURY + AL2; r. ME buriel, back formation from OE byrgels burial place, equiv. to byrg(an) to BURY + els n. suffix; cf. RIDDLE1] * * * Ritual disposal… … Universalium
Burial — This article is about human burial practices. For other uses, see Burial (disambiguation). Inhume redirects here. for the band, see Inhume (band). Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from an edition with drawings by… … Wikipedia
BURIAL — In the Bible Decent burial was regarded to be of great importance in ancient Israel, as in the rest of the ancient Near East. Not only the Egyptians, whose extravagant provision for the dead is well known, but also the peoples of Mesopotamia… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
burial, irregular — Traditionally, outcasts in life were outcasts in death. In early modern England, The infliction of damage upon the corpses of executed criminals the quartering of traitors, and the use of dissection upon murderers historically constituted a… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Burial places of founders of world religions — This article identifies the burial places of founders of world religions. Bahá í FaithLocated in Bahji near Acre, Israel, the Shrine of Bahá u lláh is the most holy place for Bahá ís and their Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the… … Wikipedia
Burial of St. Lucy (Caravaggio) — Infobox Painting| title=Burial of St. Lucy artist=Caravaggio year=1608 type=Oil on canvas height=408 width=300 city=Syracuse museum=Museo Bellamo Burial of St. Lucy is a painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio. It is located in the Museo… … Wikipedia
