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grave robber

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grave robber
n.
One who plunders valuables from tombs or graves or who steals corpses after burial, as for illicit dissection.
Translations
grave robber n → ladro/a di tombe, tombarolo/a
grave robber n → ladro/a di tombe, tombarolo/a


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Norton needs cadavers, and by law these can only be obtained from the public gallows, so he is forced to deal with the unsavory Gin Hester (Amber VanLoon) and her sinister partner, Scrubbs (Brian Watts), two grave robbers and body-snatchers who have little concern about where the corpses might come from.
SNOW WHITE ARRIVING SOON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Full of care for them all, Tom assists in a rescue operation, retrieving a corpse from grave robbers in order to give it a loving sendoff.
Julie Hearn: Sign of the Raven by Baker, Deirdre F. / The Horn Book Magazine
She has called to Tom through the centuries and desperately needs his help to save their friend's body from the grave robbers who sell skeletons to the unscrupulous medical schools.
Hearn, Julie. Sign of the raven by Flint-Ferguson, Janis / Kliatt
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