Coroner Synonyms

kôrə-nər, kŏr-
A public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. medical-examiner
  2. md

Words Related to Coroner

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Coroner Sentence Examples

  • The coroner is appointed by the circuit court for a term of two years.

  • After the Conquest the great ecclesiastical landholders claimed exemption from the jurisdiction of the shire, and in 1279 the abbot of Battle claimed to have his own coroner in the hundred of Wye.

  • The city coroner is a corporate officer.

  • In 1826 he fixed his residence at Cambridge, and in 1836 was elected coroner of the borough.

  • The duties of a coroner are limited to the holding of inquiries into cases of death from causes suspected to be other than natural, and to a few miscellaneous duties of comparatively rare occurrence, such as the holding of inquiries relating to treasure trove, and acting instead of the sheriff on inquiries under the Lands Clauses Act, &c., when that officer is interested and thereby disabled from holding such inquiries.

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