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Manner of death

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003144

The classification of how a death occurred, typically determined by a medical examiner or coroner. The five standard categories are natural, accident, suicide, homicide, and undetermined. This classification is distinct from the cause of death, which is the specific injury or disease that led to death.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003144
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003144",
  "term": "Manner of death",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The classification of how a death occurred, typically determined by a medical examiner or coroner. The five standard categories are natural, accident, suicide, homicide, and undetermined. This classification is distinct from the cause of death, which is the specific injury or disease that led to death.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/manner-of-death/"
}

Record 3,109 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.