cruentation

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noun

The bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.

OriginLatin cruentatio →
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Meanings

nouncruentation (usually uncountable, plural cruentations)

plural cruentations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.

Origin

  1. Latincruentatio“bleeding”
  2. Englishcruentation

From Latin cruentatio (“bleeding”).

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cruentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruentation

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“cruentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruentation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cruentation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruentation.

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