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coroner

kaw ruh ner

  • n  a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

  • The bones were obviously old, and when the coroner asked for an opinion, Chatters' off-the-cuff guess, based on the skull's superficially Caucasoid features, was that they probably .
  • A local coroner says sickle cell trait, not an altercation with boot camp guards, killed Anderson.
  • A British coroner asks police to investigate the death of the Princess of Wales, reviving all those wild conspiracy theories.
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  • Hubert Ingraham in ABC News
    We look forward to them being able to have the autopsy today and for the coroner to be able to make a decision so the body can be released,Ingraham told reporters.
  • John Brumby in FOXNews
    There's still a large number of people - in excess of 50 who are unconfirmed and essentially these are people who the coroner believes are already deceased, but are not yet identified,Brumby said.
  • al Fayed in Guardian Unlimited
    Now that the coroner is compelled to have a jury ...... it will become clear beyond doubt that murder was committed,said al Fayed, who has claimed rumors of an impending marriage between Diana and his Muslim son infuriated the royal family.

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