post mortem
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- After death.
- Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.
- Alternative spelling of post mortem.
Adverb
- Occurring after death.
Noun
- An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
- Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
- At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
- Alternative spelling of post mortem.
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