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单词 coroner
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Definition of coroner in English:

coroner

noun ˈkɒr(ə)nə

  • 1An official who holds inquests into violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths, and (in Britain) inquiries into cases of treasure trove.

    验尸官；（英国）无主珍宝调查官

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These will likely lead to a coroner's inquest to determine the cause of the one fatality.
    • At the inquest into the deaths the coroner had criticised fire safety standards in British furniture.
    • Mr Fell consulted coroners around Britain and has been told of another death in Liverpool, last year, where it is claimed that a staple gun misfired.
    • The function of the coroner's inquest is to establish the cause of death, not to apportion blame.
    • It has been referred to the coroner for the inquest to go ahead.
    • Police are preparing a report for the coroner and an inquest will be held.
    • If the State pathologist confirms a death is due to unnatural causes the coroner must hold an inquest by law.
    • The men are suspended at present and still face possible disciplinary proceedings as well as a coroner's inquest.
    • Dame Janet said that in the minds of coroners, if a death was not immediately identified as suspicious, it will be found to be due to natural causes.
    • At an inquest last month the coroner said a police inquiry should be held.
    • The Cumbrian police spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the coroner had been informed.
    • The matter has now been referred to the coroner and an inquest into the death will be held in due course.
    • The circumstances of the two deaths will be passed to the coroner so that inquests can be held.
    • Officers are investigating what happened on behalf of the coroner, before an inquest takes place.
    • At her inquest, the coroner recorded an open verdict because he was not convinced she intended to kill herself.
    • Officers from the police and fire services are compiling a report which will be passed to the coroner for an inquest.
    • There has been no request from a coroner to investigate a suspicious death.
    • Police have ruled out suspicious circumstances and the matter has been passed to the coroner for an inquest.
    • The full police file would be passed to the coroner for an inquest.
    • The families have secured a commitment from the government that a coroner's inquest will be held into the deaths.
    1. 1.1historical An official responsible for safeguarding the private property of the Crown.
      〈史〉王室私产管理官
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mr Field must now wait for the Suffolk coroner to hold an inquest to decide if the coins are treasure trove of if they will be returned to him.

Derivatives

  • coronership

    • noun
    • Being partners in the same practice and all based at 23 Lichfield Street gives us the ability to provide a comprehensive and efficient coronership service.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For his part in this trouble, Nicholas was removed from the coronership in December 1379, and the following August was disfranchised and the burgesses were prohibited from trading, socializing or even speaking with him.
      • Quite apart from the issues of hereditary coronerships staying within a single firm of solicitors, there was also evidence that many local authorities would only appoint somebody who had already got experience as a deputy or an assistant.
      • At the time of its deliberations, there were 309 coroners holding 354 coronerships; 13 coroners were engaged full-time and the rest part-time.
      • It analyses the contemporary role of the coroner and how the institution of coronership is likely to evolve in the post-Shipman era.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French coruner, from corune 'a crown' (see crown); reflecting the Latin title custos placitorum coronae 'guardian of the pleas of the Crown'.

Definition of coroner in US English:

coroner

noun

  • 1An official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There has been no request from a coroner to investigate a suspicious death.
    • Mr Fell consulted coroners around Britain and has been told of another death in Liverpool, last year, where it is claimed that a staple gun misfired.
    • If the State pathologist confirms a death is due to unnatural causes the coroner must hold an inquest by law.
    • The men are suspended at present and still face possible disciplinary proceedings as well as a coroner's inquest.
    • At her inquest, the coroner recorded an open verdict because he was not convinced she intended to kill herself.
    • The circumstances of the two deaths will be passed to the coroner so that inquests can be held.
    • Officers from the police and fire services are compiling a report which will be passed to the coroner for an inquest.
    • The Cumbrian police spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the coroner had been informed.
    • The families have secured a commitment from the government that a coroner's inquest will be held into the deaths.
    • Officers are investigating what happened on behalf of the coroner, before an inquest takes place.
    • Police have ruled out suspicious circumstances and the matter has been passed to the coroner for an inquest.
    • Dame Janet said that in the minds of coroners, if a death was not immediately identified as suspicious, it will be found to be due to natural causes.
    • The function of the coroner's inquest is to establish the cause of death, not to apportion blame.
    • At the inquest into the deaths the coroner had criticised fire safety standards in British furniture.
    • The full police file would be passed to the coroner for an inquest.
    • It has been referred to the coroner for the inquest to go ahead.
    • These will likely lead to a coroner's inquest to determine the cause of the one fatality.
    • At an inquest last month the coroner said a police inquiry should be held.
    • The matter has now been referred to the coroner and an inquest into the death will be held in due course.
    • Police are preparing a report for the coroner and an inquest will be held.
    1. 1.1historical In England, an official responsible for safeguarding the private property of the Crown.
      〈史〉王室私产管理官
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mr Field must now wait for the Suffolk coroner to hold an inquest to decide if the coins are treasure trove of if they will be returned to him.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French coruner, from corune ‘a crown’ (see crown); reflecting the Latin title custos placitorum coronae ‘guardian of the pleas of the Crown’.
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