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Record 1 2013-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Emergency Management
DEF

[A] grave containing multiple ... human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Gestion des urgences
CONT

Une fosse commune est une fosse ou une tranchée creusée dans le sol destinée à y entasser des cadavres. [...] les fosses communes sont plutôt réservées [...] aux morts non identifiés tués lors de catastrophes, d'épidémies, de guerres ou de révolutions.

Spanish

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