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• death occurs in one of four manners: natural, if caused solely by disease; accidental, if it occurs without apparent intent; suicide, if caused by the deceased; homicide, if someone other than the deceased caused it.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Manner of death. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/manner-of-death.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Manner of death. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/manner-of-death (accessed: January 31, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Manner of death." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 31 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/manner-of-death.

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