coroner
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coroners
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Etymology
Origin of coroner
1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French corouner supervisor of the Crown's pleas, equivalent to coroune crown + -er -er 2
Explanation
A coroner is a scientist with a grim specialty: a coroner studies dead bodies and figures out the cause of death. If you've ever watched a TV show or movie about crime, chances are you've seen a character who was a coroner. If someone dies of a heart attack, there's not much need for a coroner, because everyone knows how they died. When the circumstances are unclear or suspicious, a coroner is needed. Coroners are very helpful in solving crimes.
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Asked by the coroner what action the school took after this disclosure, Hutchinson said they contacted his parents and "kept a closer eye on him".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The coroner said she accepted the fire had likely started in the living room of the property and added that it was probable the fire had started "from an electric ignition source".
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Emma Whitting, senior coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton, said there was a risk of further deaths unless the National Lottery draw was covered by GAMSTOP.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The man's kin have been informed and the coroner has been notified, police said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Will Mr. Henry Dalton please come forward?” the coroner asked.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
The state health department said that under law, it doesn’t have to report deaths to coroners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Other coroners linked fatalities to e-bikes and e-scooters that did not conform to UK safety standards.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She wants coroners to step in robustly if proceedings get too acrimonious.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
For the final analysis, researchers used only cases for which coroners had approved the use of the data.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
On the following morning early, this glorious soldier of Christ was buried in great secrecy by two Jews, Jerochem and Hirsches Kesserlas, the coroners.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag
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