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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coroner \Cor"o*ner\ (k?r"?-n?r), n. [From OE coronen to crown, OF coroner, fr L. coronare, fr corona crown. Formed as a translation of LL coronator coroner, fr L. corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown. See {Crown}.] An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred. [In England formerly also written and pronounced {crowner}.] Note: In some of the United States the office of coroner is abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place {Coroner's inquest}. See under {Inquest}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coroner n : a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes [syn: {medical examiner}]
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