The act of digging up, excavating, or removing something from the ground; the uncovering of buried things.
From Latin defodere (de- + fodere, 'to dig'). This is an archaic term from Latin legal and technical vocabulary related to excavation and burial.
Defossion appears in old legal documents—if someone's buried property was defossed (excavated), medieval laws about ownership and compensation applied, creating fascinating legal puzzles.
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