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- pronunciation:
- kaw
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
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a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes.
The determination of the coroner was that the man's death had been accidental and not the result of a suicide attempt. |
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| derivation: |
coronership (n.) |
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