late 12c., from Anglo-French curuner, from Latin custos placitorum coronae, originally the title of the officer with the duty of protecting the property of the royal family, from Latin corona, literally "crown" (see crown (n.)). The duties of the office gradually narrowed and by 17c. the chief function was to determine the cause of death in cases not obviously natural.
例句
1. The coroner immediately classified his death as a suicide. 验尸官立即断定他的死亡属于自杀。
2. The coroner recorded a verdict of acci-dental death. 验尸官作出了意外死亡的结论。
3. The Coroner frequents more public - houses than any man alive. 这个验尸官经常光临酒馆,比世界上任何一个人光顾的次数都多.
4. The coroner embodies it in an inquisition. 验尸官将它记录在勘验笔录上.
5. Inquisition means the document recording the result of an inquiry, or coroner's inquest. 调查报告指记录审讯结果或验尸结果的文件.