Post Mortem
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Post Mortem
[Latin, After death.] Pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a corpse in order to ascertain the cause of death or to the inquisition for that purpose by the Coroner .
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post mortem
n. Latin for "after death," an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death, generally called an autopsy. (See: coroner)
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POST MORTEM. After death; as, an examination post mortem, is an examination made of a dead body to ascertain the cause of death; an inquisition post mortem, is one made by the coroner.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.