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a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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The Connecticut National Guard has issued a noise advisory for Friday, December 20, for Middletown, due to the private interment ceremony of former Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Following the service, interment will be at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery,134 S. Dana Court in Milwaukee.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Following the service, interment will be at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery,134 S. Dana Court in Milwaukee.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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