noun
desecration of a tomb; grave excavation
Legal term for the act of digging up or violating a grave, often used in criminal contexts.
墳墓発掘罪は刑法第百八十九条に規定されている。
The crime of grave excavation is stipulated in Article 189 of the Penal Code.
彼は墳墓発掘の容疑で逮捕された。
He was arrested on suspicion of desecrating a tomb.
Compound of 墳墓 (tomb) and 発掘 (excavation).