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Noun: coroner  kor-u-nu(r) or kór-u-nu(r) [N. Amer], kó-ru-nu(r) [Brit]
  1. A public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
    "The coroner conducted an autopsy to determine the cause of death";
    - medical examiner

Derived forms: coroners

Type of: investigator

Encyclopedia: Coroner