Interred
/ɪnˈtɜrd/
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- (v. (past tense)) Placed a deceased person in a grave or tomb, legally recognized as the act of burial.
The body was interred in the family plot according to the will's instructions.
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The term 'interred' specifically refers to the past tense of the act of burial and often appears in legal contexts involving testamentary instructions or property interests in burial plots.
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