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Inquest, Coroner's

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Inquisition

Inquisition, inquiry, inquest; the finding of a tribunal charged to inquire. The three best known inquisitions are:- 1. A coroner's inquisition,

Inquest of Office

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Ad melius inquirendum

Ad melius inquirendum. A writ directed to a coroner commanding him to hold a second inquest. See Reg. v. Carter, (1876) 45 LJ QB 711, in which the defendant coroner was directed on a … Ad melius inquirendum. A writ directed to a coroner commanding him to hold a second inquest. See Reg. v. Carter, (1876) 45 LJ QB 711, in which the defendant coroner was directed on

Cremation

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 body

Super visum corporis

Super visum corporis [Lat.] (upon view of the body). A coroner's inquest must generally be so held; but the Coroners Act, 1887, allows a view to be dispensed with on

Medical witnesses

Medical witnesses, may be ordered to attend at an inquest by the coroner under the (English) Coroners Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 71), s. 21. The

Felo de se

for felony is abolished by the (English) Forfeiture Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 23). A coroner's inquest (see CORONER) must beheld in every case of suicide, and in the absence of evidence of unsoundness of

inquest

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Coroner

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