relics

plural of relic
as in corpse
a dead body though it is believed that missionary died in New Guinea, his relics have never been found

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corpse
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  • Mohn was arrested hours after the killing and charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and possession of an instrument of crime.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
  • Prosecutors, however, painted a different picture of the defendant, who’s been charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and other offenses for the January 2024 killing of 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn in the family’s Levittown home.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
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“Relics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relics. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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