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Medicolegal Authority

A person or agency charged by law with conducting death investigations for the purpose of certifying deaths.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 008 Mass Fatality Scene Processing: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link(link is external)