Some areas call this the age of sexual consent; others the age of consent; and even others, the age at which one cannot be convicted for  statutory rape  (also age of protection and age of sexual maturity). Read the DEFINITIONS page.
buryverb [ T ] uk â /Ëber.i/ us â /Ëber.i/. B1 to put a dead body into the ground: His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill. See also. burial. B2 to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it: The dog trotted off to bury its bone. buried treasure. âº usually passive to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something:
Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal, sometimes with objects, into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. Humans have been burying their dead for at least 100,000 years. Burial is often seen as indicating respect for the dead.