coroner
A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have…A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
» A decapitated body was on the coroner's table.
Auf dem Tisch des Gerichtsmediziners lag eine enthauptete Leiche.
На столе судмедэксперта лежало обезглавленное тело.
На столе коронера лежало обезглавленное тело.
Meaning
3 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan)A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
The coroner confirmed the cause of death.
Coroner, Gerichtsmediziner
ко́ронерkóronɛr, сле́дователь по уби́йствамslédovatelʹ po ubíjstvam, суде́бный сле́довательsudébnyj slédovatelʹ
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
(Canada, US)A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
A report from the coroner was presented in court.
Leichenbeschauer, Leichenbeschauerin
судмедэкспе́ртsudmedɛkspért
The administrative head of a sheading.
Examples
14 sentencesA decapitated body was on the coroner's table.
ruНа столе судмедэксперта лежало обезглавленное тело.
deAuf dem Tisch des Gerichtsmediziners lag eine enthauptete Leiche.
There was a decapitated body on the coroner's table.
deAuf dem Tisch des Gerichtsmediziners lag eine enthauptete Leiche.
The coroner couldn't say for sure how Tom died.
The coroner didn't find any gunshot wounds on any of the bodies.
deDer Gerichtsmediziner stellte an keiner der Leichen Schussverletzungen fest.
The coroner is performing an autopsy on Tom to find out what killed him.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōruFrom Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties. Compare crowner. Doublet of crown.
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Forms
plural: coronersSynonyms
3 synonyms- a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes:medical examiner