Sepulchre
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SEPULCHRE. The place where a corpse is buried. The violation of sepulchres is a misdemeanor at common law. Vide Dead bodies.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.