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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.
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Example Sentences
- One reason is that its coroner keeps more meticulous records than others.
- Sara died the next day, and when the county coroner found blood in her brain, he declared her death a homicide.
- If a coroner does not take that into account, they could mistake an accidental overdose for a suicide.
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World English Dictionary
| coroner (ˈkɒrənə) | |
| —n | |
| See also procurator fiscal Compare medical examiner 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) | |
| [C14: from Anglo-French corouner officer in charge of the pleas of the Crown, from Old French corone | |
| 'coronership | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
coroner
1194, from Anglo-Fr. curuner, from L. custos placitorum coronæ, originally officer with the duty of protecting the property of the royal family, from L. corona "crown." Present duties established by 17c.
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Medical Dictionary
coroner cor·o·ner (kôr'ə-nər)
n.
A public officer whose primary function is to investigate by inquest any death thought to be of other than natural causes.
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