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coroner
[ kawr-uh-ner, kor- ]
noun
- an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
coroner
/ ˈkɒrənə /
noun
- a public official responsible for the investigation of violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths and inquiries into treasure trove. The investigation ( coroner's inquest ) is held in the presence of a jury ( coroner's jury ) See also procurator fiscal Compare medical examiner
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Derived Forms
- ˈcoronerˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- coro·ner·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coroner1
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Example Sentences
Even the coroner determined that the cause of death was "homicide."
Garner was pronounced dead an hour later, and the city coroner ruled his death a homicide.
The coroner would also note the tiny hemorrhages that accompany strangulation.
The coroner said the call had been "clearly pressing on her mind" but that she had had "appropriate" support from the hospital.
At last month's inquest, Coroner Fiona Wilcox concluded Mrs Saldanha had taken her own life.
"One of the most extraordinary cases I have ever met with," the doctor told the coroner at the inquest.
"There was in the evidence given before the coroner a suggestion that the captain had dined somewhere in secret," he said.
A woman having died suddenly at Waterford, the Coroner had, according to law, ordered an inquest.
Coroner Bogle demanded that the body should be viewed officially before the man-hunt should begin.
Scattergood stepped forward as the coroner turned the face up to the light of the sun.
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