graverobbing

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noun

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

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Meanings

graverobbing1

noungraverobbing (countable and uncountable, plural graverobbings)

plural graverobbings

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

graverobbing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of graverob

Origin

graverobbing · noun

From grave + robbing.

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graverobbing · verb

From graverob + -ing.

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Translations

Hungarian sírrablás
  • sírrablásthe practice of illegally removing corpses from graves
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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