1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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The Judicial Investigation Agency noted that Van Dyke’s body was sent to the forensic morgue, where the exact cause and manner of death will be determined.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The body was taken to the forensic morgue to determine the exact cause of death.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
And again the morgues and graveyards of Iran received fathers and sons, mothers and daughters.
—Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The body was taken to the forensic morgue to determine the exact cause of death.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
And again the morgues and graveyards of Iran received fathers and sons, mothers and daughters.
—Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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