Zo leren we in een Engels werk over forensische geneeskunde : « The systems differ widely, but in general those deaths which are criminal, suspicious, accidental, suicidal, sudden and unexpected, unexplained or in any way not due to natural causes, cannot be certified by a doctor and must be reported for medico-legal investigation» (4) .
Ainsi, on peut lire ce qui suit dans un ouvrage anglais sur la médecine légale: « The systems differ widely, but in general those deaths which are criminal, suspicious, accidental, suicidal, sudden and unexpected, unexplained or in any way not due to natural causes, cannot be certified by a doctor and must be reported for medico-legal investigation» (4) .