manner of death


manner of death

The fashion or circumstances that result in death, which are designated either natural or unnatural. Unnatural deaths are designated as accidental, homicidal, suicidal, or, in absence of a determination based on the balance of probabilities of the manner of death, undetermined.

manner of death

Forensic medicine The fashion or circumstances that result in death, which are designated natural or unnatural. See Natural death, Unnatural death. Cf Cause of death.