coroner

Word family

Related topics: Officials, Death

PGOMXan official whose job is to discover the cause of someone’s death, especially if they died in a sudden or unusual way 〔调查死因的〕验尸官

The coroner recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.

验尸官作出了自然死亡的结论。

the coroner’s court

死因裁判法庭

Examples from the Corpus

coroner• Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield adjourned the inquest pending further inquiries.• John Toman, ward boss and sheriff, begat Andrew Toman, county coroner.• Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith adjourned the inquest.• The cause of death was listed by the coroner's office as a drowning.• But later Monday the district attorney said he had not discussed the matter with the coroner since his election in December.• The coroner granted a request from the family, none of whom were in court, for a cremation certificate.

Origin coroner

(1200-1300) Anglo-French “royal official”, from Old French corone; → CROWN1

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 6260 COCA: 10554

coroner

noun

ADJECTIVE | CORONER + VERB | PHRASES

ADJECTIVE

➤deputy代理驗屍官

➤county縣驗屍官

CORONER + VERB

➤issue sth驗屍官發佈⋯

◇The coroner issued a burial certificate.驗屍官出具了入殮證明書。

➤order sth驗屍官命令⋯

◇The coroner ordered an investigation into the man's death.驗屍官要求對這個人的死亡進行調查。

➤determine sth驗屍官確定⋯

▸➤record a verdict of sth (BrE) 驗屍官得出⋯的結論

◇The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.驗屍官得出了意外死亡的結論。

PHRASES

➤a coroner's court, a coroner's inquest死因調查法庭；驗屍

▸➤a coroner's report, a coroner's verdict驗屍報告／結論

▸➤the coroner's office驗屍處

BNC: 6260 COCA: 10554

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