- burkism
- The crime of committing murder by smothering the victim; the crime of killing a person for the purpose of selling his corpse for dissection.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
burkism
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Burkism — Burk ism, n. The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burkism — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burkism — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burking, burkism — Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burking, burkism — Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burking — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burking — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
