Associations to the word «Coroner»

Wiktionary

CORONER, noun. A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.
CORONER, noun. (Canada) (US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
CORONER, noun. The administrative head of a sheading.

Dictionary definition

CORONER, noun. A public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes.

Wise words

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