1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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The 50-year-old is the latest to be sentenced in a network of human remains smugglers that stretched from the morgue of the Harvard University Medical School to an Arkansas mortuary.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Image Image Since 2021, researchers have recovered 1,521 unclaimed, unidentified or undiscovered human remains from large-scale searches in state morgues, common graves and clandestine burial sites.
—Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Her mother had reported her missing – to the police, the state attorney and the medical examiner – yet authorities failed to put two and two together to identify the girl in the morgue, known then as Jane Doe, for a full 14 days.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Visitors’ eyes widen in horror at the sight of the mutilated and emaciated bodies filling the morgue.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Image Image Since 2021, researchers have recovered 1,521 unclaimed, unidentified or undiscovered human remains from large-scale searches in state morgues, common graves and clandestine burial sites.
—Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Her mother had reported her missing – to the police, the state attorney and the medical examiner – yet authorities failed to put two and two together to identify the girl in the morgue, known then as Jane Doe, for a full 14 days.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Visitors’ eyes widen in horror at the sight of the mutilated and emaciated bodies filling the morgue.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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