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coroner

cor·o·ner [ káwrənər ] (plural cor·o·ners)


noun 
Definition:
 
official who investigates suspicious deaths: a public official formerly responsible for investigating deaths that appear not to have natural causes. Coroners are now largely replaced by medical examiners.

[13th century. < Anglo-Norman coruner "officer of the crown" < corune (see crown)]

cor·o·ner·ship noun
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