What does Coroner mean?
Definitions for Coroner
ˈkɔr ə nər, ˈkɒr-coro·ner
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Princeton's WordNet
coroner, medical examinernoun
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
Wiktionary
coronernoun
A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.
coronernoun
A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
coronernoun
The administrative head of a sheading.
Etymology: corona. This is because coroners originally worked for the crown.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Coronernoun
An officer whose duty is to enquire, on the part of the king, how any violent death was occasioned; for which purpose a jury of twelve persons is impannelled.
Etymology: from corona.
Go thou and seek the coroner, and let him sit o’ my uncle; for he’s in the third degree of drink; he’s drowned. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
Coroner
A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death, and to investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within the coroner's jurisdiction. In medieval times, English coroners were Crown officials who held financial powers and conducted some judicial investigations in order to counterbalance the power of sheriffs or bailiffs. Depending on the jurisdiction, the coroner may adjudge the cause of death personally, or may act as the presiding officer of a special court (a "coroner's jury"). The term coroner derives from the same source as the word crown.
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A coroner is a public official, often in a legal or medical profession, whose primary responsibility is to investigate and determine the cause, time, and manner of death in cases of unexpected, violent, or suspicious circumstances. They may also examine the body, perform autopsies, assist in criminal investigations, and testify in court. The exact duties and qualifications of a coroner can vary widely depending on regional laws.
Webster Dictionary
Coronernoun
an officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred
Etymology: [From OE. coronen to crown, OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown. See Crown.]
Wikidata
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who confirms and certifies the death of an individual within a jurisdiction. A coroner may also conduct or order an investigation into the manner or cause of death, and investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within the coroner's jurisdiction. Responsibilities may include overseeing the investigation and certification of deaths related to mass disasters that occur within the coroner's jurisdiction. A coroner's office typically maintains death records of those who have died within the coroner's jurisdiction. Depending on the jurisdiction, the coroner may adjudge the cause of death personally, or may act as the presiding officer of a special court. The office of coroner originated in medieval England and has been adopted in many countries whose legal systems have at some time been subject to English or United Kingdom law. The additional roles that a coroner may oversee in judicial investigations may be subject to the attainment of suitable legal and medical qualifications. The qualifications required of a coroner vary significantly between jurisdictions, and are described under the entry for each jurisdiction.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Coroner
kor′o-nėr, n. an officer whose duty is to hold inquest into the causes of accidental or suspicious deaths. [Late L. coronator—L. corona.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
coroner
An important officer. Seamen should understand that his duties embrace all acts within a line drawn from one headland to another; or within the body of the county. His duty is to investigate, on the part of the crown, all accidents, deaths, wrecks, &c.; and his warrant is not to be contemned or avoided.
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Examples of Coroner in a Sentence
The coroner was not privy to all the information.
Corona Police Cpl. Tobias Kouroubacalis:
They were shot in the head, corona Police will not know how many times or the exact entry point of the bullet( s) until the coroner performs their autopsies and writes their reports.
Her death appears to be from natural causes, pending a final coroner's report. Foul play and self-harm have both been ruled out by the coroner.
A coroner doesn’t have to ever have taken a science class in their life.
There’s a huge shortage, people talk about abolishing the coroner system, but it’s really not feasible. I think we need to train coroners. That’s what will improve the system.
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- الطبيب الشرعيArabic
- съдебен следователBulgarian
- retsmedicinerDanish
- Coroner, GerichtsmedizinerGerman
- juez de instrucciónSpanish
- oikeuslääkäri, kuolemansyyntutkijaFinnish
- coroner, médecin légisteFrench
- halottkémHungarian
- coronerInterlingua
- medico legaleItalian
- 検視官, 検死官Japanese
- patholoog-anatoom, lijkschouwerDutch
- rettslegeNorwegian
- legista, médica-legista, médico-legista, médico legistaPortuguese
- [[судебный]] [[следователь]], [[следователь]] [[по]] [[убийство, судмедэксперт, коронерRussian
- patologSerbo-Croatian
- coroner, obducentSwedish
- adli tabipTurkish
- коронерUkrainian
- coronerVietnamese
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