検けん視し

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

post-mortem examination; coroner's inspection

Specifically refers to the external examination of a body by a coroner or medical examiner to determine if a crime was involved, distinct from an autopsy (解剖).

• 警けい察さつは遺い体たいの検けん視しを行おこなった。

  The police conducted a post-mortem examination of the body.

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

crime scene investigation; on-site inspection

Broader use for examining a scene or situation to investigate a possible crime; less common than sense 1.

• 検けん視し官かんが現げん場ばの検けん視しを始はじめた。

  The coroner began the investigation of the scene.