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DISSECTION Definition & Legal Meaning

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The anatomical examination of a dead body by cutting into pieces orexscinding one or more parts or organs. Wehle v. Accident Ass’n. 11 Misc. Rep. 36, 31N. Y. Supp. 865; Sudduth v. Insurance Co. (C. C.) 106 Fed. 822; Rhodes v. Brandt, 21 Hun (N. Y.) 3.

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