postmortem examination

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noun

dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of deathAlso called: autopsy, necropsy

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How to use postmortem examination in a sentence

An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.
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An examination of the complicated history of America and its movies in the Republic of Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All of this requires rigorous self-examination: When you can be anything you want to be, what do you want to be?
Men Need A Better Men’s Rights Movement|Nancy Kaffer|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An electrocardiogram is taken over the phone and then sent to his physician for examination.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If the witness did in fact witness such a terrible crime, the testimony will survive in the crucible of cross-examination.
There’s No Conspiracy in Ferguson’s Secret Jury|Paul Callan|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It was a tremendous training in the sifting of evidence and the examination of appearances.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
This is simpler than having to cram and then stand the racket of a competitive examination.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various

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