coroner

A public official whose duty is to investigate deaths, especially those occurring under suspicious or unusual circumstances.

• 🇵🇹Autoridade pública, geralmente um médico legista ou funcionário judicial, responsável por investigar mortes que ocorreram de forma violenta, súbita, suspeita ou não natural, determinando a causa e as circunstâncias do óbito.

1. Official investigator of deaths B2 formal legal

   A public official who investigates deaths, especially those that are sudden, unexpected, or suspicious.

   • The coroner was called to examine the body at the crime scene.
   • The coroner's report determined the cause of death was natural.
   • She works as a coroner for the county medical examiner's office.

   🇵🇹Investigador de mortes

   Sinônimos: medical examiner

• coroners plural form
• coroners' possessive plural form
• coroner's possessive singular form