- burking
- bÉœËk v. strangle; suffocate someone to death, murder somebody quietly and without leaving wounds or traces (Archaic); get rid of; silence, suppress; evade, avoid, bypass
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Burking — ist ein rechtsmedizinischer Begriff, der eine spezielle Form des Tötens durch Ersticken beschreibt. Der Begriff geht auf William Burke, einen Serienmörder in Edinburgh Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts, zurück. Dieser pflegte einem Opfer Augen, Mund… … Deutsch Wikipedia
burking — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burking — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
Burking — Burke Burke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burking}.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burking, burkism — Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burking, burkism — Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
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burkism — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
burkism — burking, burkism Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim … Black's law dictionary
Asphyxia — Smother redirects here. For other uses, see Smother (disambiguation). Suffocation redirects here. For other uses, see Suffocation (disambiguation). Asphyxia Classification and external resources ICD 10 R09.0, T … Wikipedia
