"body broker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: body brokers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body broker (plural body brokers)
  1. A firm or an individual that buys and sells cadavers or human body parts.
    Sense id: en-body_broker-en-noun-V4GBFnTb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40
  2. (criminology) A firm or an individual who seeks financial gain by exploiting a vulnerable person who is seeking treatment for addiction. Categories (topical): Criminology Synonyms: rehab broker Derived forms: body brokering
    Sense id: en-body_broker-en-noun-L42CtR-O Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences

Inflected forms

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