tombstoning
n.— «Stephen D. Parsley was sentenced late last month on two misdemeanor charges of tampering with governmental records after he issued multiple-offense citations to two individuals he knew were dead, a practice known as “tombstoning.”» —“‘Tombstoning’ ex-trooper gets jail” by Anna C. Irwin Daily Times (Maryville, Tenn.) Nov. 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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