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  2. Dying declaration - Wikipedia

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    Dying declarations are allowed as evidence in Indian courts if the dying person is conscious of their danger, they have given up hopes of recovery, the death of the dying person is the subject of the charge and of the dying declaration, and if the dying person was capable of a religious sense of accountability to their Maker. [3]

  3. Presumption of death - Wikipedia

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    In the event of contradictory applications for declaration, meaning that both an application for a declaration of death and an application for a declaration of absence of the same natural person are filed by the interested parties with a people's court, the people's court shall declare the death of the person if the conditions for a declaration ...

  4. Coroner - Wikipedia

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    This reflects the role of a coroner: to determine the cause of death of a deceased in cases where the death was sudden, unexpected, occurred abroad, was suspicious in any way, or happened while the person was under the control of central authority (e.g., in police custody). Until 2013 a qualified medical practitioner could be appointed, but ...

  5. Deathbed confession - Wikipedia

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    A deathbed confession is an admittance or confession made by a person on their deathbed, i.e., when they are nearing death.. Such confessions may help alleviate any guilt or regrets the dying person has, by allowing them to spend their last moments free from any secrets or sins they have been hiding for a long part of their life.

  6. Death notification - Wikipedia

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    Death notification telegram, 1944. A death notification or, in military contexts, a casualty notification is the delivery of the news of a death to another person. There are many roles that contribute to the death notification process. The notifier is the person who delivers the death notice. Notifiers can be military, medical personnel or law ...

  7. Legal death - Wikipedia

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    Legal death is the recognition under the law of a particular jurisdiction that a person is no longer alive. [1] In most cases, a doctor's declaration of death (variously called) or the identification of a corpse is a legal requirement for such recognition.

  8. Assisted dying: What is the law as Westminster prepares ... - AOL

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    The assisted dying debate will return to Parliament this week as a new bill is formally introduced in the House of Commons. A debate on the bill next month will mark the first time the ...

  9. Manner of death - Wikipedia

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    An unnatural cause of death results from an external cause, typically including homicides, suicides, accidents, medical errors, alcohol intoxications and drug overdoses. [6] [7] Jurisdictions differ in how they categorize and report unnatural deaths, including level of detail and whether they are considered a single category with subcategories, or separate top-level categories.