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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

A burial place.

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 grave or tomb. The place of interment of a dead human body. The violation of sepulchres is a misdemeanor at common law.

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.