Viatical

The purchase of a person’s life insurance policy (or the transfer of rights to the person’s death benefit) for less than the value of the death benefit because the person needs ...

viatical settlement

Health care; Insurance; Managed care; Health insurance

A transaction in which a life insurance policyholder who is terminally ill sells his or her rights to the policy in exchange for immediate payment of a portion of the death ...

viatical settlement provider

Insurance; Life insurance

Someone who serves as a sales agent, but does not actually purchase policies.

perpetual care trust fund

Personal life; Funeral

Portion of burial plot cost set aside in trust for ongoing care.

mourner

Personal life; Funeral

One who is present at the funeral out of affection or respect for the deceased.

pallbearers

Personal life; Funeral

Individuals whose duty is to carry the casket when necessary during funeral service. Pallbearers in some sections of the country are hired and in other sections are close friends ...

opening and closing fees

Personal life; Funeral

Fees the cemetery charges for digging and refilling a grave.

obituary

Personal life; Funeral

A brief notice of the death of a person, particularly a newspaper notice, which usually lists the name of the deceased, the age, and a biographical sketch. Newspapers may or may ...

niche garden

Personal life; Funeral

Outdoor garden containing structures with niches.

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Squirrel

Squirrels belong to the family Sciuridae of small or medium-sized rodents. They are original from America, Eurasia, and Africa (although they first ...