Sepulchre
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The place where a corpse is buried. The violation of sepulchres is a misdemeanor at common law.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The place where a corpse Is buried. The violation of sepulchres is a
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
The place where the body of a human being is buried; a grave. Violation of sepulcher is the misdemeanor of will fully and unlawfully opening a tomb, vault, or grave, and clandestinely removing the corpse therefrom. The offense has been extended to include the mutilation of gravestones, monutnents, fences, shrubbery, etc., in places of interment- See Burial.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
The place where a corpse is buried. The violation of sepulchres is a misdemeanor at common law. Vide Dead bodies.