noun
legally ordered autopsy; court-ordered autopsy
A forensic autopsy conducted under legal authority, typically in criminal cases, as opposed to a medical or consent-based autopsy.
事件の死因を調べるため、司法解剖が行われた。
A legally ordered autopsy was performed to investigate the cause of death in the case.
Compound of 司法 (しほう, 'judicial') and 解剖 (かいぼう, 'dissection, autopsy').