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Columbarium
A structure or room or other space in a building or structure of most durable and lasting fireproof construction, or a
plot of earth, containing niches, used, or intended to be used to contain cremated human remains.
Combination case
A transfer container consisting of a particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping
regulations.
Combination unit
Any product consisting of a unit or a series of units which are designed or intended to be used together as both a casket
and as a permanent burial receptacle.
Commissioned officer
Officer in any of the Armed Services who holds grade and office under a commission issued by the President.
Commital service
That portion of a funeral service that is conducted at the place of interment or other method of disposition of dead
human remains.
Common carrier
One who publicly undertakes to transport from place to place for a stated compensation, the property of any person
who may request his services up to the capacity of his facilities.
Composition board (pressed board, particle board)
Particles of wood bonded together with a waterproof glue.
Concrete box
An outer enclosure of two or three component parts of unfinished concrete.
Conditional bill of sale
A formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of title to goods and chattels subject to one or more conditions.
Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (CFSEB)
An organization established in 1904 that is concerned with coordinating the activities related to the structure, test
format and grading process for the National Board Exam. It also serves as a clearing house for licensure information,
provides examinations for state boards and acts as a resource for state laws, rules and regulations for its membership.
Consignee
The person or business concern to whom a shipment is made.
Consignment
To give to an agent to be cared for or sold.
Consignor
The person or business concern by whom a shipment is made.
Constructive custody
Having the authority to control disposition although another party may have physical possession (of a dead human
body).
Contaminated remains
Remains of personnel that have absorbed or upon which have been deposited radioactive material, or biological or
chemical agents. (Approved for inclusion in the next edition of Joint Pub 1–02.)
Continuously hospitalized
A time period beginning at the date of retirement, discharge, or release from active duty and ending with the soldier’s
death. During this time period the soldier must be carried in a patient by a medical treatment facility. Transfer between
medical treatment facilities, or between types of patient care (inpatient, inpatient subsisting out, domilicary care, or
custodial care) does not interrupt the continuity of the hospitalization period.
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