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死体遺棄 (したいいき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

死し体たい遺い棄き

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Meanings

1

abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body

Legal term for the crime of leaving a dead body without proper burial or disposal.

死し体たい遺い棄きの容よう疑ぎで男おとこが逮

Kanji

死death, die
体body, substance, object
遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
棄abandon, throw away, discard

Related words

たい

捕ほ

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A man was arrested on suspicion of abandoning a corpse.

死し体たい損そん壊かい
Refers to damaging or destroying a corpse, a separate but related crime.
遺い棄き
General term for abandonment; 死体遺棄 specifies abandonment of a dead body.

Built from

死し体たい+遺い棄き

Etymology

Compound of 死体 (corpse) and 遺棄 (abandonment).