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Coronation oath
Coronation oath. At the public ceremony of crowning a sovereign of this kingdom in acknowledgment of his right to
Jus Coron'
Jus Coron', the right of the Crown.
Treasure-trove
the owner thereof being unknown or unfound, in which case it belongs to the Crown: see Jervis on Coroners, p. 2. Bracton defines it, vetus depositio pecuni'. Concealing treasure-trove is punishable by fine or imprisonment. Coroners have
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Claims Court of
Claims Court of. A court appointed by the sovereign before a coronation to consider and determine the rights of claimants to perform divers services to the sovereign threat (as to
Post-mortem
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.
Inquisitor
Inquisitor, any officer, as a sheriff coroner, etc., having power to inquire into certain matters. Means (1) An officer who examines and inquires, such as
Inquisition
inquiry, inquest; the finding of a tribunal charged to inquire. The three best known inquisitions are:- 1. A coroner's inquisition, which is [see (English) Coroners Act,1887, s. 4, sub-s. 3] a certificate of the verdict of the
Cremation
illegal, unless it be done so as to cause a nuisance, or with the intention of preventing a coroner's inquest, Rg. V. Price, (1884) 12 QBD 247. But it is the duty of executors to bury the
Continuance or possible recurrence of which is pre-judicial to the health or safety of the public
recurrence of which is pre-judicial to the health or safety of the public, If it appears to a coroner, either before he proceeds to hold an inquest or in the course of an inquest begun without a
Burial
the Registrar of Births, Deaths or Marriages has issued his certificate of death or by order of a Coroner, see 16 & 17 Geo. 5, c. 48. See CORONER. A clergyman may be prosecuted in the Ecclesiastical
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