The dead body of a human being. As a corpse is considered as nullius bonis, or the property of no one, it follows that stealing it, is not, at common law, a larceny.
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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The dead body of a human being. As a corpse is considered as nullius bonis, or the property of no one, it follows that stealing it, is not, at common law, a larceny.