cemeteries

cemeteries
Areas that are set aside by public authority or private persons for the burial of the dead.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


cemeteries
Areas that are set aside by public authority or private persons for the burial of the dead.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Cemeteries in Law — • Includes information concerning the laws in the United States and Canada Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cemeteries in Law     Cemeteries in Law      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Cemeteries, Early Roman Christian — • This article treats briefly of the individual catacomb cemeteries in the vicinity of Rome Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Cemeteries of Villages in Eastern Slovakia — *List of cemeteriesGrave stones older than 50 yearsBačkovvillage cemeterySurnames: Polaček, Lorinc, Karaffa, Kordiak, Dobranský, Kontír, Stichl, Palkovič, Štrobl, Stroka, Rudlai, Balint, Onufer, Ujhelyi, Heincz, Tkačík, Hartwig, Malcher, Németh,… …   Wikipedia

  • CEMETERIES —    See TOMBS …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

  • cemeteries — cem·e·ter·y || semɪtrɪ n. place where dead people are buried …   English contemporary dictionary

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