About The Word Coroner
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Coroner
Coroner Definition And Meaning |
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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}.
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