Coroner
Coroner (k?r"?-n?r) , noun
[From Old English coronen to crown, Old French coroner, from Latin coronare, from corona crown. Formed as a translation of Late Latin coronator coroner, from Latin corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown. See Crown.]
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.
In some of the United States the office of coroner is abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place.
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Coroner's inquest , See under Inquest.