Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

collective burial

English answer:

mass grave

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
Jun 7, 2003 15:28
20 yrs ago
English term

What is the most suitable word in the following context:

English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
If some soldiers are killed in a war and enemy buries them collectively instead of burying them separately.
Change log

Dec 18, 2005 02:12: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"

Feb 13, 2006 22:52: Fuad Yahya changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc."

Feb 13, 2006 22:52: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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mass grave

That is the most commonly used term.
Peer comment(s):

agree IanW (X)
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agree Ana Gioino Blythman
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agree Marie Scarano
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disagree David Moore (X) : m.E. this is more for civilians rounded up and executed as in recent wars; I would be more inclined to call such a grave of soldiery a common grave. I know it means almost the same, but that is the connotation behind a "mass grave" would
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The difference between "mass grave" and "common grave" has nothing to do with combatants vs. civilians. It is only related to the relative magnitude. "Mass grave" indicates a great many individuals buried, while "common grave" indicates more than one.
agree J. Leo (X)
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agree Bin Zhang
22 hrs
agree roneill
1 day 16 hrs
agree AhmedAMS
126 days
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