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Peri mortem. meaning the injury happened around the time of death, but whether it came before or after the cessation of life the legal definition of death, can't be determined. dr. fela did agree that the term "peri mortem" is an accepted term of art in pathology and is not just a hedge for a doctor unwilling to opine whether an injury is pre- or post mortem. dr. fela's testimony that wound 1 to her head was sustained after death, after the cessation of respiration, pulsation and all of her other vital functions, combined first with his testimony that after the other fatal wounds to the chest,...
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