Definition:
The process where the remains of a person and the container encasing are exposed to extreme heat and flame. The process results in reducing the bone fragments to a uniform size and consistency.
The process where the remains of a person and the container encasing are exposed to extreme heat and flame. The process results in reducing the bone fragments to a uniform size and consistency.
The reduction of a corpse to ashes as a way of disposing of it.
The incineration of a dead body.
Sources:
Federal Trade Commission. Funerals: A Consumer Guide. June 2000. 2 December 2006. <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/funeral.htm>
WordNet Search - 2.1. Cremation. Cognitive Science Laboratory. Princeton University. <http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cremation>
