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Post Mortem

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Post-mortem (after death), as a pot mortem examina-tion of a corpse by a surgeon, in order to discover the cause of death. Such an examination may be ordered by a coroner under the (English) Coroners Act, 1887, s. 21. See CORONER.

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