autopsy

Example Sentences

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Police refused to provide any details on the condition the body was found in, but said an autopsy would be carried out to formally identify the person and determine their cause of death.

From BBC

The medical examiner’s office said the Los Angeles Police Department obtained a court order blocking the autopsy results from being publicly released.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities without ties to the federal government should investigate ICE deaths and conduct autopsies, said Angélica César, a Human Rights Watch official monitoring ICE deaths in Texas.

From Salon

An autopsy did not reveal any evidence of foul play.

From BBC

The report’s findings squared with an autopsy, which ruled the death accidental due to a spinal cord injury.

From Los Angeles Times