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Funeral

Ceremony for servicing, celebrating, and remembering the life of a deceased person.

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Last rites

Personal life; Funeral

Christian sacrament or ritual performed for a dying person. Also called the rite of committal.

Intestate

Personal life; Funeral

Having no legal will left behind.

Inter

Personal life; Funeral

To bury a dead body in the earth in a grave or tomb.

Inquest

Personal life; Funeral

Official examination or inquiry before a jury to determine cause of death.

Honorary pallbearers

Personal life; Funeral

Friends or members of a religious, social or fraternal organisation who act as an escort or honour guard for the deceased. Honorary pallbearers do not carry the casket.

Mortician

Personal life; Funeral

A professional who prepares for the burial or other disposition of dead human bodies, supervises such burial or disposition, maintains a funeral establishment for such purposes, counsels with ...

Funeral director

Personal life; Funeral

A professional who prepares for the burial or other disposition of dead human bodies, supervises such burial or disposition, maintains a funeral establishment for such purposes, counsels with ...

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