CORPSE, a dead human body. By the common law of Eng land a corpse is not the subject of property nor capable of holding property. It is not, therefore, larceny to steal a corpse, but any removal of the coffin or grave-cloths is otherwise, such remaining the property of the executors or administrators or of the persons who buried the body. It is a misdemeanour to expose a naked corpse to public view, to prevent the burial of a dead body, or to disinter it without authority; also to bury or otherwise dispose of a dead body on which an inquest ought to be held, without giving notice to a coroner. It is a like offence to remove un lawfully a corpse from a grave. Anyone who, having the means, neglects to bury a dead body which he is legally bound to bury, is guilty of a misdemeanour, but no one is bound to incur a debt for such a purpose. It is incumbent on the relatives and friends of a deceased person to provide Christian burial for him ; failing relatives and friends, the duty devolves upon the parish. The burning of any human remains is dealt with by the Cremation Act 1902, and a breach of the regulations may be dealt with summari ly. If the burning is to conceal an offence, it is indictable. (See further BODY-SNATCHING, and BURIAL.)