検けん死し

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

autopsy; post-mortem examination

Medical or legal examination of a dead body to determine cause of death. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 警けい察さつは遺い体たいの検けん死しを行おこなった。

  The police performed an autopsy on the body.

• 検けん死しの結けっ果か、死し因いんは心しん不ふ全ぜんと判はん明めいした。

  The autopsy revealed the cause of death to be heart failure.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

coroner's inquest; examination to determine if a crime occurred

Specifically refers to a legal examination of a body to investigate possible criminal involvement. Often used in police or legal contexts. Compare with 検視 (けんし), which is a broader external examination by a coroner or police officer.

See also: 検視

• 変へん死し体たいが見みつかり、検けん死しが行おこなわれた。

  An unnatural death was discovered and a coroner's inquest was conducted.