forensic autopsy

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forensic autopsy

A postmortem examination of a body performed with the intent of determining the cause and manner of a death in question; a complete FA may require evaluation of evidence attached to the body and/or found at the scene, and reconstruction of the scene itself. Cf Hospital autopsy.

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