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autopsy definition - legal

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 Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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