postmortem
noun/poʊstˈmɔrtəm/
Frequency rank: #16,472 most common English word
Meaning
an examination of a body after death to find the cause of death; also, an analysis of something after it has ended.
Example sentence
The detective requested postmortem on the victim to determine the exact cause of death.
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