Manner of Death
/ˈmænər ʌv dɛθ/
Definitions
- (n.) The legally classified way in which a person's death occurred, such as natural, accidental, suicide, homicide, or undetermined.
The coroner recorded the manner of death as accidental.
Forms
- manner of death
- manner of deaths
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Commentary
Manner of death differs from cause of death; the former categorizes the death's legal context, while the latter explains the physiological reason.
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