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Cadaver

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A corpse.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A dead human body; a corpse. Cadaver nullius in bonis, no one can have a right of property In a corpse. 3 Co. Inst. 110, 2 Bl. Comm. 429 ; Griffith v. Railroad Co.., 23 S. C. 32, 55 Am. Rep. 1.