Graverobbing

/ˈɡreɪvˌrɒbɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The act of stealing valuables or remains from graves or tombs, typically for profit or desecration.

Etymology

Compound of 'grave' (burial place, from Old English 'græf') and 'robbing' (stealing, from Old French 'rober'). The practice has existed since ancient times, becoming especially notorious during the Victorian era.

Kelly Says

Grave robbing was so common in 18th-century England that it became a major social problem—body snatchers called 'resurrectionists' supplied anatomists with cadavers for medical schools, leading to the famous Burke and Hare murders.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
墓 盜
m-b-d-o
ARالعربية
سلب القبور
sa-lib al-qabuur
BNবাংলা
শ্মশান লুঠ
shmashan loot
CACatalà
sagra de tombes
sa-gra de tohm-bes
CSČeština
kradení z hrobů
kra-de-ni z hrob-u
DADansk
gravtyveri
grav-ty-ve-ri
DEDeutsch
Grabstolz
grab-shtoltz
ELΕλληνικά
αποτέμνυση τάφων
a-po-tem-ni-si ta-fon
ESEspañol
robo de tumbas
ro-bo de toom-bas
FAفارسی
سرقت قبرها
sar-qat qab-bar
FISuomi
hautavarkauksen
hau-ta-var-kau-ksen
FRFrançais
violation de tombes
vye-o-la-tion de tohm-b
GUGU
મૃત્યુજન
mru-tyu-jan
HAHA
maganin raka
ma-ga-nin ra-ka
HEעברית
גנבת קברים
gan-vat kevarim
HIहिन्दी
कब्र लूट
kabr loot
HUMagyar
síremlékszer rablása
si-re-mlek-szer ra-bla-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencurian makam
pen-cu-rian ma-kam
IGIG
ọmọ ọlọ́gbọ́n
o-mo o-lo-gbon
ITItaliano
saccheggio di tombe
sak-ke-ggio di tohm-be
JA日本語
墓荒らし
はか-あら-らし
KKKK
қайыпкерлік
kai-yp-ker-lik
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធ ប្រាស់ ទី បាត់
bra-pon-th pra-as ti ba-at
KO한국어
무덤털이
mu-deum-teoli
MRMR
श्मशानचोरी
shmashan-cho-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
pencurian kubur
pen-cu-rian ku-bur
MYမြန်မာ
ဘူးတိတ် ကြောင်း တူးဖော်
buu-ti-t kyiang tu-fo
NLNederlands
grafrustratie
graf-fru-stra-tie
NONorsk
gravtyveri
grav-ty-ve-ri
PAPA
ਸਮਾਧੀ ਚੋਰੀ
samadhi chor-i
PLPolski
kradzież z grobów
kra-d-z-z-ja z gro-bow
PTPortuguês
roubo de túmulos
roo-bo de too-moo-los
RORomână
furtare de morminte
fur-ta-re de mor-min-te
RUРусский
разбой на кладбище
raz-boy na kla-di-bi-sche
SVSvenska
gravgrävning
grav-gra-vning
SWKiswahili
kuziba makaburi
ku-zi-ba ma-ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
பூதக்கல்லறை கொள்ளை
poota-ka-lla-rai kol-lai
TEతెలుగు
శ్మశానం దొంగత
shmashanam don-gata
THไทย
ขโมยศพ
khom-oy-sap
TLTL
pagnanak ng libingan
pa-g-na-nak ng li-bing-an
TRTürkçe
mezar soygunu
me-zar soy-gun-u
UKУкраїнська
крадіжка з кладовища
kra-di-zhka z kla-do-vis-cha
URاردو
قبر چوری
qabr chori
VITiếng Việt
cướp mộ
chup mo
YOYO
ọmọ ọlọ́gbọ́n
o-mo o-lo-gbon
ZH中文
盗墓
dào mù
ZUZU
umuntu omuhlela izibayeni
u-mu-ntu o-mu-hle-la i-zi-ba-ye-ni

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