coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər 
ˈkär-
: a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
Examples of coroner in a Sentence
The coroner examined the body but found no evidence of foul play.
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The coroner’s office had not determined a cause or manner of death as of Wednesday morning.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Personal tragedy planted the seed in Roberts’ mind to become a coroner.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
The county coroner's office ruled Tyson's death a homicide in August, also listing as contributing factors a heart condition and cocaine and alcohol intoxication.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
The identities of the people killed will by released by the Santa Clara County coroner’s office following confirmation of identity notification of their next of kin.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Personal tragedy planted the seed in Roberts’ mind to become a coroner.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
The county coroner's office ruled Tyson's death a homicide in August, also listing as contributing factors a heart condition and cocaine and alcohol intoxication.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
The identities of the people killed will by released by the Santa Clara County coroner’s office following confirmation of identity notification of their next of kin.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Coroner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coroner. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər
ˈkär-
: a public officer whose chief duty is to discover the cause of any death possibly not due to natural causes
Medical Definition
coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər, ˈkär-
: a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes see medical examiner sense 1
Legal Definition
coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər
: a public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of death when there is reason to think the death may not be due to natural causes
Etymology
Anglo-French, recorder of crown pleas, from corone crown
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