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'''Autopsy''': A specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present.
;Autopsy: A thorough medical examination of a body after death. It may be done to find out how or why a person has died, or to learn about a disease or injury.


'''Assets''': What you own. Assets can include things such as money, land, investments, and personal possessions such as jewelry and furniture.
;Assets: Property owned by a person at their death. Assets can include things such as money, land, investments, and personal possessions such as jewelry and furniture.


'''Coroner''': A coroner is a government official who investigates human deaths, determines cause of death, and issues death certificates.
;Coroner: An appointed official who investigates all unnatural, sudden or unexpected deaths in BC.


'''Death Certificate''': Issued by vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person’s death as later entered in an official register of deaths.
;Cremation: Using extreme heat and processing to turn a body after death into sand-like "ashes".


'''Disposition Permit''': A document which outlines how human remains will be disposed of.
;Death certificate: A certified extract of the registration of death. Survivors need to provide a death certificate to apply for benefits and to settle the legal and business affairs of the deceased.


'''Estate''': All of the property and belongings you own at your death. The estate does not include property you own with someone else in joint tenancy, or joint bank accounts.  
;Disposition permit: A permit to dispose of human remains or cremated human remains in BC.


'''Hospice''': Facility that provides special care for people who are near the end of life.
;Embalming: Preserving a body from decomposing after death by treating it with chemicals.


'''Medical Certificate''': A legal document issued by a qualified medical practitioner certifying the death of a person.
;Estate: All of the property and belongings a person owns at their death, with certain exceptions such as jointly owned property.


'''Morgue''': A place in which dead bodies are temporarily kept until identified and claimed or until arrangements for burial have been made.
;Executor: The person appointed in a will to carry out the instructions in the will and settle the will-maker's affairs after they die.  


'''Next-of-kin''': A person’s closest living blood relative or relatives.
;Funeral home: A business that provides funeral services for a person who has died and their families.


'''Obituary Notice''':A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.
;Medical certificate of death: A certificate signed by a doctor, nurse practitioner or coroner within 48 hours of death stating that the person has died and the cause of death.


'''Palliative Care''': Care which improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing life-threatening illness.
;Memorial society: By becoming a member of a memorial society, a person may obtain funeral services at a lower cost. Memorial societies typically negotiate fixed prices with selected funeral homes.


'''Pathologist''': A doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis.
;Next-of-kin: A person’s closest living blood relative or relatives.


'''RRSP''': A Registered Retirement Savings Plan or RRSP is an account that provides tax benefits for saving for retirement in Canada.
;Obituary notice: A notice of the death of a person, often with a short biography.


'''Will''': A document, conforming to the requirements of British Columbia law, that contains directions for the disposal or distribution of a person’s assets after his or her death.
;Preneed cemetery or funeral services contract: A contract that provides for cemetery or funeral services for one or more persons who are alive at the time the contract is entered into.
 
;Pronouncement of death: Giving an opinion that life has ceased based on a physical assessment of the person.
 
;Will: A legal document that leaves instructions about what a person wants done with their assets and obligations after they die.  


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