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Coroner

Coroner Meaning & Definition
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}.

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