1. the act of digging up and removing a dead body from the ground
Usage: formal; legal/medical contexts
2. the act of bringing something hidden or forgotten back to light
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The court ordered the exhumation of the body for further investigation.
• DNA evidence from the exhumation helped solve the decades-old case.
• The family requested exhumation to move their ancestor to a new cemetery.
• Archaeological exhumation revealed ancient burial practices.
• The documentary led to an exhumation of long-buried government secrets.
• His exhumation of forgotten historical documents changed our understanding of the period.