Definition of Coronir
Cor"o*ner (k?r"?-n?r), n. [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.] 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 England formerly also written and
pronounced crowner.]
&fist; In some of the United States the office of
coroner is abolished, that of medical examiner
taking its place.
Coroner's inquest. See under
Inquest.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths
- Medical examiner, or ME.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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