: 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
Example Sentences
The coroner examined the body but found no evidence of foul play.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English corowner, coronour "local officer of the crown charged with supervision of royal pleas," borrowed from Anglo-French coroner, corouner, from corone, corounecrown entry 1 + -er-er entry 2
ADJECTIVE | CORONER + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deputy代理驗屍官➤county縣驗屍官CORONER + VERB➤issue sth驗屍官發佈⋯◇The coroner issued a burial certificate.驗屍官出具了入殮證明書。➤order sth驗屍官命令⋯◇The coroner ordered an investigation into the man's death.驗屍官要求對這個人的死亡進行調查。➤determine sth驗屍官確定⋯▸➤record a verdict of sth (BrE) 驗屍官得出⋯的結論◇The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.驗屍官得出了意外死亡的結論。PHRASES➤a coroner's court, a coroner's inquest死因調查法庭;驗屍▸➤a coroner's report, a coroner's verdict驗屍報告/結論▸➤the coroner's office驗屍處