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Discover LudwigThe word 'lividity' is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun that refers to the state of being livid, which can mean extremely angry, furious, or having a bluish or dark discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen. Example: The attorney's face was flushed with lividity as she argued her case in front of the judge. In this sentence, 'lividity' is used to describe the attorney's anger or frustration. It could also be used in a medical context, such as "The forensic examiner noted the presence of lividity in the deceased's body, indicating that they had been lying in the same position for several hours before being discovered."
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lividity
noun
The state or quality of being livid.
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Such lividity could only be present if, after being killed, Lee was left in a face down position, stretched out, for between eight and 10 hours.
According to the medical examiner and other forensic pathologists who have reviewed the crime scene pictures and autopsy reports, Lee's body showed fixed frontal lividity, the phenomenon in which, after death, all the blood pools to the part of the body closest to the ground.
This means after her body was moved to the burial site after lividity had become permanent.
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