What is the Latin word for coroner?

The usual Latin words for “coroner” are magistrātus, inquīrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“coroner” in Latin

magistrātusa magistrate, official; a magisterial office, civil office, magistracy inquīrōto seek after, search for, inquire into something; investigate; pry, examine; to search for grounds of accusation agains

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

coroner

*magistratus, qui de ambiguis mortibus cognoscit or inquirit (mors ambigua, Plin., Ep., 3, 9; inquirere de causis capitalibus, Curt.); *magistratus, qui selectos judices convocat, quoties suspicio est aliquem praeter naturam praeterque fatum obiisse: or *magistratus, quem nos coronarium vocamus (as technical term; ceronarius, Plin. = a maker of coronae). A coroner’s inquest, *cognitio de morte ambigua. A coroner’s inquest will be held, data est inquisitio (general term for any formal investigation in a criminal case, censuit inquisitionem Bithynis dandam, Plin., Ep., 5, 20): to demand that a coroners inquest should be held, postulare inquisitionem (Plin., Ep., 3, 19).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for coroner?: The usual Latin words for “coroner” are magistrātus, inquīrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.