damaging a corpse; mutilation of a corpse
A legal term for the crime of physically damaging or mutilating a dead body. Often cited together with the broader offense 死体損壊等罪.
See also: 死体損壊等罪
The crime of damaging a corpse is stipulated in Article 190 of the Penal Code.
彼は死体損壊罪で起訴された。
He was indicted for mutilation of a corpse.
A broader legal term that includes damaging a corpse as well as other offenses such as abandonment or illegal possession of a corpse.
Compound of 死体 (corpse), 損壊 (damage/destruction), and 罪 (crime). A modern legal term.