Pathologist is a subspecialist in pathology whose zone of extraordinary capability is the assessment of people who pass on out of nowhere, out of the blue or brutally. Legal pathologists are prepared in various legal sciences just as customary medication. At the point when measurable pathologists are utilized as death examiners they carry their skill to shoulder upon the translation of the area of death, in the appraisal of the hour of death.

Forensic pathology is pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse. A post mortem is performed by a medical examiner, usually during the investigation of criminal law cases and civil law cases in some jurisdictions. Coroners and medical examiners are also frequently asked to confirm the identity of a corpse. Also see forensic medicine.

The forensic pathologist performs autopsies/postmortem examinations to determine the cause of death. The pathological process, injury, or disease that directly results in or initiates a series of events that lead to a person's death (also called the mechanism of death), such as a bullet wound to the head, exsanguination caused by a stab wound, manual or ligature strangulation, myocardial infarction resulting from coronary artery disease, etc.)

The autopsy also provides an opportunity for other issues raised by the death to be addressed, such as the collection of trace evidence or determining the identity of the deceased. The forensic pathologist examines and documents wounds and injuries, at autopsy, at the scene of a crime and occasionally in a clinical setting, such as rape investigation or deaths in custody. Forensic pathologists collect and examine tissue specimens under the microscope (histology) to identify the presence or absence of natural disease and other microscopic findings such as asbestos bodies in the lungs or gunpowder particles around a gunshot wound.