Thanatology
is the branch of science that deals with death in all its aspects. Shapiro, a
well–known thanatologist defined death as the irreversible loss of the
properties of living matter. However, it is difficult to appreciate his claim
that this definition satisfies the practical requirements for death
certification.
- Black’s law
dictionary (Black 1951) in United States defines death as "The
Cessation of life, the ceasing to exit", defined by physicians as
total stoppage of circulation and cessation of vital functions, thereupon
such as respiration and pulsation
- Section 46 IPC
states that death denotes the death of a human being unless the contrary
appears from the context.
- Section 2 (b) of
the Registration of Births and Deaths Act defines death as Permanent
disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth gas
taken place.
(Ref:
Dr. PC Dikshit, Head (MAMC) MD LLB, Concise Textbook of Forensic Medicine &
Toxicology, Peepee Publishers)
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