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Coroner vs Lawman - What's the difference?

coroner | lawman |

As nouns the difference between coroner and lawman

is that coroner is a public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths while lawman is (us) an officer of the law, such as a sheriff or marshal.

coroner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.
  • (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
  • The administrative head of a sheading.

    • Hyponyms

    * (who presides over an inquest) medical examiner, ME (if he performs autopsies)

    External links

    * ("coroner" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * crooner ----

    lawman

    English

    Noun

    (lawmen)
  • (US) An officer of the law, such as a sheriff or marshal.

    • Synonyms

    * See