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POSTMORTEM

done, occurring, or collected after death

The meaning of the word postmortem is done, occurring, or collected after death.

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suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
betrothto promise to marry
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
dieto pass from physical life : expire
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