coroner
IPA: kˈɔrʌnɝ
noun
- (Commonwealth, Japan, law) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
- (Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
- (Isle of Man) The administrative head of a sheading.
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Examples of "coroner" in Sentences
- The deputy acts in the absence of the state coroner.
- A coroners inquest was made the night of the incident.
- The coroner determined it was a blood clot in the brain.