NBE - Funeral Service Arts

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Alternative Container

an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.

Artificial grass

imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave.

Base

the lower or supporting part of a monument. In some monuments, there may be a first, second, and third base.

Bevel Top Marker

a small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting top.

Block

a subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots.

Burial Vault

outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave; originally intended to prevent grave robbery.

Canopy (Cemetery tent)

a portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the

committal.

Catacombs

originated in ancient Rome as excavated cemeteries cutout of soft rock for the tombs of wealthy Christians; later became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution.

Cemetery

an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies.

Cenotaph

a monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present.

Columbarium

a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.

Corrugated Container

a container used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.

Cremated Remains

the result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat.

Cremation Casket

an environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation.

Cremation

the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber.

Cremation Association of North America

founded in 1913, CANA is an international organization of geriatricians, cremationists, funeral directors, industry suppliers and consultants. CANA was originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way of dealing with a dead human body.

Crematory (Crematorium)

a furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies; a

building that houses a retort.

Crypt

a chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person.

Die (Tablet)

main part of a monument, the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located.

Entombment

the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum.

Epitaph

an inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed.

Flush Marker

a small headstone which is set with its top even with the surrounding terrain.

Grave

an excavation in the earth as a place for interment.

Graveside Service

a ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at the grave.

Grave Straps

webbing or similar material used for lowering the casket into the grave

Horizontal Tablet

a type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than it is tall.

Inter (lnhume)

to bury in the ground.

Interment (Burial, Inhumement/lnhumation)

the act of placing the dead human body in the ground.

Inurnment

the act of placing cremains in an urn. (CANA definition) act of placing cremated remains in a niche or grave.

Lawncrypt

grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners, which have been stacked one on top of the other with the first person who dies being buried in the deepest grave liner, with subsequent burials on top.

Lot

a subdivision of a cemetery which consists of several graves or interment spaces.

Lowering device

a mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground.

Marker

a small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual graves.

Mausoleum

an above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults for entombment of caskets; which may also include niches for cremated remains.

Mausoleum Crypt

chamber within a mausoleum or building structure, usually constructed of reinforced concrete, can be assembled above or below ground. Memorial m a physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering.

Memorial Gathering

a scheduled assembly of family and friends following a death.

Memorial Park

a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground type markers.

Memorial Service

funeral rites with the body not present.

Monument

a structure, usually of stone or metal, erected to commemorate the life, deeds, or career of a deceased person; derived from the Latin word meaning "to remind."

Mound Burial

ancient Viking custom; after deceased was placed in his boat with items necessary for the spirit to maintain the position held on earth, all was cremated and the pyre then covered with earth. (F&S)

National Cemetery

a cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family members.

Niche

a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains. The aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket.

Ossuary

receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains.

Perpetual Care

an arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery indefinitely.

Pouch

a leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death.

Receiving Vault

a structure so designed for the temporary storage of bodies which are not to be immediately interred.

Retort

the burning chamber in a crematory.

Scattering Garden

a section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering of cremated human remains.

Section

a subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks.

Sexton

one who is in charge of the cemetery; the caretaker of a church. Historically, the church caretaker who had responsibility for church property, ringing of bells and digging of graves in the churchyard cemetery. During the Middle Ages most funeral practices were under the direction of church officials.

Slant Marker

a cemetery marker that has a face that has an angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees in relationship to the terrain.

Tomb

a general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a dead human body.

Undeveloped

real estate property that is part of the cemetery but is not presently suitable for interment, entombment, or inurnment.

Urn

a Container for cremated remains; a vase with a foot or pedestal.

Vertical Tablet

a type of cemetery monument in which the die is taller than it is wide.

Abatement

a proportional reduction of a legacy under a will when assets out of which such legacy are payable are not sufficent to pay it in full

Acceptance

an agreement to an offer resulting in a contract

Accord and Satisfaction

an agreement made and executed in satisfaction of the rights one has from a previous contract

Actual Custody of the Body

the physical possession of the dead human body

Ademption

the extinction or withdrawal of a legacy under a will by an act equivalent to revocation

Administrative Agency

an appointed governmental body charged with implementing particular legislation

Administrative Law

the body of law created by Federal and State administrative agencies to implement their powers and duties in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions (OSHA, FTC, State Board Rules)

Administrator

a man who has been appointed by the court to settle an estate

Administratrix

a woman who has been appointed by the court to settle an estate

Agent

the party appointed by the principal to enter into a contract with a third party on behalf of the principal

Agent Driver

those drivers under the directions and control of a funeral director who is liable for their actions

Alien Corporation

one that is incorporated in a foreign country

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

a federal statute prohibiting discrimination against the disabled in employment, public transportation, telecommunications services, and public accommodations and services operated by private entities

Answer

official document detailing a defendant's defense

Antitrust

laws which seek to promote competition among businesses

Appellate Court

court hearing cases appealed from lower courts

Apprentice/Intern/Resident Trainee

a person engaged in learning the practice of funeral directing and/or embalming under instruction, direction, or personal supervision of a duly licensed funeral director and/or embalmer

Arraignment

charging a person with a crime and asking for that person's plea

Arrest

to take into police custody

Assignee

the party to whom the assignment is made

Assignment

a means whereby one party conveys rights to another person who is not a party to the original contract

Assignor

the party making the assignment

Authority

power to act for someone else

Bailee

the party who acquires possession but not the title of personal property in a bailment

Bailment

the transfer of possession but not the title of personal property by one party to another, under agreement

Bailor

the party who gives up possession, but not title, of property in a bailment

Bearer

a person in possession of an instrument

Bearer Paper

a commercial paper payable to bearer; i.e. to the person having possession of such

Beneficiary

recipient of the proceeds of a life insurance policy; one who inherits property as specified in a will

Bequest

a gift of personal property by will

Bill of Lading

the contract existing between the consignor (shipper) and the carrier

Bill of Sale

a document of conveyance that provides written evidence of one's title to tangible personal property

Blank Endorsement

having no words other than the signature of the endorser

Board of Directors

a body of persons elected by the stockholder to define and establish coporate policy

Body Parts

in the UAGA, parts are defined as "organs, tissues, eyes,bones, arteries, blood, other fluids and other portions of a human body for transplantation." After removal of a body part, without necessary mutilation, the custody of the remainder of the body rests with the person who otherwise has the right to control final disposition

Booking

adminstrative step taken after an arrested person is brought to a police station, which involves entry of the person's name, the crime for which the arrest was made, and other relevant facts on the police "blotter," and which may also include photographing, fingerprinting and the like

Brain Death

total and irreversible cessation of brain function as indicated by a flat EEG reading

Breach of Contract

a situation in which one of the parties to a contract fails or otherwise refuses to perform the obligation established in the contract

Building Code

laws, ordinaces, and government regulations setting forth requirements for construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use, or appearance of buildings

Business Law

those rules of conduct prescribed by a government and its agencies, regulating business transactions

Cadaver

a dead human body intended solely for scientific study and dissection

Capital Stock

declared value of outstanding stock

Case Law

court decisions that establish precedent principles

Cashier's Check

a check drawn on a bank's own funds and signed by a responsbile bank official

Casket Handling Fees

charge, fee or surcharge applied to consumers who purchase their casket elsewhere from a source other that the price list/funeral provider. (casket handling fees were eliminated by the Amended Funeral Rule and can no longer be charged to the consumer)