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Coroner

Coroner Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Coroner? [n] a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes Synonyms \| Synonyms for Coroner: medical examiner Related Terms \| Find terms related to Coroner: allopath \| allopathist \| attending physician \| autopsy \| country doctor \| croaker \| doc \| doctor \| Doctor of Medicine \| family doctor \| general practitioner \| GP \| house physician \| inquest \| intern \| leech \| MD \| medical attendant \| medical examiner \| medical man \| medical practitioner \| medico \| mortality committee \| necropsy \| necroscopy \| physician \| physician in ordinary \| postmortem \| postmortem examination \| resident \| resident physician \| sawbones See Also \| investigator Coroner In Webster's Dictionary \Cor"o*ner\ (k?r"?-n?r), n. [From OE. coronen to crown, OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown. See {Crown}.] An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred. [In England formerly also written and pronounced {crowner}.] Note: In some of the United States the office of coroner is abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place. {Coroner's inquest}. See under {Inquest}.

Coroner Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coroner?

[n] a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Coroner: medical examiner

See Also | investigator

Coroner In Webster's Dictionary

\Cor"o*ner\ (k?r"?-n?r), n. [From OE. coronen to crown,
OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a
translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown,
the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of
the crown. See {Crown}.]
An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire,
with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent,
sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on
sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred.
[In England formerly also written and pronounced {crowner}.]

Note: In some of the United States the office of coroner is
      abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place.

{Coroner's inquest}. See under {Inquest}.

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