coroner : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coroner	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for coroner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coroner n a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes Synonym(s): coroner, medical examiner
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coroner \Cor"oner\ (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}.