graverobbing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of graverob

Word forms

graverobbing graverobbings

Etymology

From grave + robbing.

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