"cruentation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cruentations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin cruentatio (“bleeding”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cruentatio||bleeding}} Latin cruentatio (“bleeding”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} cruentation (usually uncountable, plural cruentations)
  1. The bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer. Wikipedia link: cruentation Tags: uncountable, usually

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