coroner medical examiner

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• medical examiner — med·i·cal examiner n: a public officer who determines the necessity of and conducts autopsies to find the cause of death Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. medical examiner …   Law dictionary

• medical examiner — n 1) a usu. appointed public officer with duties similar to those of a coroner but who is required to have specific medical training (as in pathology) and is qualified to conduct medical examinations and autopsies 2) a physician employed to make… …   Medical dictionary

• medical examiner — n. 1. a coroner or similar public officer 2. a physician who performs medical examinations, as of applicants for life insurance …   English World dictionary

• Medical examiner — A medical examiner is a medically qualified government officer whose duty is to investigate deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate… …   Wikipedia

• medical examiner — noun a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes • Syn: ↑coroner • Hypernyms: ↑investigator * * * noun 1. : a usually appointed public officer who must be a person trained in medicine and whose functions are… …   Useful english dictionary

• medical examiner — Public officer charged with responsibility of investigating all sudden, unexplained, unnatural or suspicious deaths reported to him, including the performance of autopsies and assisting the state in criminal homicide cases. Term may also include… …   Black's law dictionary

• medical examiner — Public officer charged with responsibility of investigating all sudden, unexplained, unnatural or suspicious deaths reported to him, including the performance of autopsies and assisting the state in criminal homicide cases. Term may also include… …   Black's law dictionary

• medical examiner — Synonyms and related words: Doctor of Medicine, GP, MD, allopath, allopathist, attending physician, autopsy, coroner, country doctor, croaker, doc, doctor, family doctor, general practitioner, house physician, inquest, intern, leech, medical… …   Moby Thesaurus

• medical examiner — A physician engaged by an insurance company to examine applicants for life insurance. In some jurisdictions, an officer who has succeeded to the authority of the coroner to make inquests and reports. 18 Am J2d Corn § 1. In the broadest sense of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner — Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Great Seal of Oklahoma Agency overview Formed January 2, 1962 Headquarters 901 N. S …   Wikipedia

• Coroner — For the thrash metal band, see Coroner (band). A coroner is a government official who Investigates human deaths Determines cause of death Issues death certificates Maintains death records Responds to deaths in mass disasters Identifies unknown… …   Wikipedia