disinterment
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buriedSynonyms: exhumationdigging up
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Disinterment \Dis`in*ter"ment\, n. The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation. [1913 Webster]