coroner
noun/ˈkɒrənə(r)/
/ˈkɔːrənər/
- an official whose job is to discover the cause of any sudden, violent or suspicious death by holding an inquest
- The coroner issued a burial certificate.
- The coroner ordered an investigation into the man's death.
- The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deputy
- county
- issue something
- order something
- determine something
- …
- a coroner’s court
- a coroner’s inquest
- a coroner’s report
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French coruner, from corune ‘a crown, ’ coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’; reflecting the Latin title custos placitorum coronae ‘guardian of the pleas of the Crown’.Want to learn more?
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