Meaning of the word exhumation in English

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exhumation

US /ˌeks.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌeks.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

1.

the act of removing a dead body from the ground after it has been buried:

Example:
The police ordered the exhumation of several bodies.
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