Coroner /(k?r"?-n?r)/

Cor·o·ner

Coroner

n.
  1. An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred.

Phrases & Compounds
Coroner's inquest
See under Inquest.