Chapter 7 - Crimes against persons - Unit 2 - Lesson 10 Flashcards
1
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Cause of death
A
the specific injury or disease that leads to death
2
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Manner of death
A
how the injury or disease leads to death. The five manners of death are: natural, accident, suicide, homicide, and undetermined.
3
Q
Rigor mortis
A
the stiffening of body muscles after death
4
Q
Lividity
A
the color change from settling of blood due to gravity, often black and blue
5
Q
Algor mortis
A
the postmortem cooling of the body
