WORDS PERTAINING TO DEATH

Words Pertaining to Death-


1. The dead body of a human being- corpse
2. The dead body of a beast (animal) - carcass
3. Dead and decaying flesh of animals- carrion
4. Disposal of a dead body by burning- cremation
5. A frame on which a dead body is conveyed- bier
6. A piece of wood on which a dead body is burnt- pyre
7. A vehicle for taking dead bodies to the cemetery- hearse
8. A place where dead bodies are buried- cemetery
9. An examination of a dead body occuring after death- post-mortem, autopsy
10. A child born after the death of its father, a book published after the death of its author-                 posthumous
11. The property left to somebody by a will- legacy
12. The act of killing oneself- suicide
13. The act of killing a human being- homicide
14. Murder of a new born child- infanticide
15. Killed by electricity- electrocuted
16. Murder of a king - regicide

(based on text book)

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