rättsläkare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coroner noun An official who investigates and rules on the cause of unexplained or violent deaths.
Senses
rättsläkare is used for these senses in English:
- coroner (Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
- coroner (Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.