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au·top·sy /'ȯ-ˌtäp-sē, -təp-/ n pl -sies: an examination of a body after death usu. involving dissection esp. to determine the cause of death – called also post mortem, post mortem examination;autopsy vt
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.The dissection and physical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A physician's examination of the body of a deceased person to determine the cause of death.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of Attorney
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The post-mortem examination of a human body, including its dissection and the removal and inspection of the major organs, to determine the cause of death.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The dissection of a dead body by a medical examiner or physician authorized by law to do so in order to determine the cause and time of a death that appears to have resulted from other than natural causes.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The dissection of a dead body by a medical examiner or physician authorized by law to do so in order to determine the cause and time of a death that appears to have resulted from other than natural causes.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
