Mummification
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In medical Jurisprudence, the complete drying up of the body as the result of burial in a dry, hot soil, or the exposure of the body to a dry, cold atmosphere.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In medical Jurisprudence. A term applied to the complete drying up of the body. It is the result of burial in a dry, hot soil or the exposure of the body to a continuously cold and dry atmosphere, 15 Amer. & Eng. Enc. Law, 261.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In medical jurisprudence, A term applied to the complete the body to a continuously cold and dry atmosphere, 16 Amer. & Eng. Enc. Law, 261.