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Coroner vs Sheriff - What's the difference?

coroner | sheriff |

As nouns the difference between coroner and sheriff

is that coroner is a public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths while sheriff is sheriff.

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 ----

    sheriff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
  • (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
  • (US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.

    • Alternative forms

    * shrieve (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * sheriffalty * sheriffdom * sheriffry * sheriffship * sheriffwick

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry out the duties of a sheriff
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