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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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