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coroner

co·ro·ner

UK/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/ US/ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”).

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