Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Coroner
1 Apublic official whose duty is to investigate the causes and circumstances of any death that occurs suddenly, suspiciously, or violently. See MEDICAL EXAMINER. 2. Hist. A royal official with countywide jurisdiction to investigate deaths, to hold inquests, and to assume the duties of the sheriff if need be. ( The coroner acted as a check on the sheriff, a local officer whose growing power threatened royal control over the counties. The coroner reported criminal activity to the king's justices in eyre. When the eyre court arrived in a county, it collected the coroner's roll to learn what had occurred in the county during the eyre's absence. The justices fined the coroner if he failed to produce the roll, or if they learned of criminal activity in the county from a source other than the roll.
coroner's court
English law. A commonlaw court that holds an inquisition if a person died a violent or unnatural death, died in prison, or died suddenly when the cause is not known. ( The court also has jurisdiction over treasure trove.
coroner's inquest
See INQUEST.
coroner's jury
A jury summoned by a coroner to investigate the cause of death. deadlocked jury See hung jury.