Cadaver, Cadaveric Spasm, Post Mortem and Ante Mortem.

Cadaver Meaning

Cadaver meaning and cadaver in crime scene."Cadaver" is a synonym of dead — dead body of either man or animals; that’s the cadaver meaning. 

The cadaver sometimes is needed of investigation; "post mortem" investigation and ante mortem investigation" to prove the reasons of death; might be murder, homicide and others.  

There is called cadaveric spasm  - the cadaveric spasm is crucial in investigation to determine the possible cause of death of cadaver; might be, there is a sign of struggle and the "cadaveric spasm" can determined whether how the actions took by the victim before the victim’s died.

Post Mortem Investigation

Post Mortem Investigation of cadaver is an investigation of the dead body or known as cadaver in order to elucidate the possible cause of death of the victims.

Post mortem from post which means after and mortem is death — after death investigation is a direct and correct of post mortem investigation. 

All possible circumstances after the death of the victim that are subjected for investigation is a post mortem investigation and all circumstances that are subjected for investigation before the death of cadaver is an ante mortem investigation. This type of case those more humans' victims is called crimes against person.

The cadaver’s victims have many reasons the possible death: murder, homicide, natural death, and the like reasons. Murder:  if the death qualifies in the elements of murder, same also to the homicide, and the likes. Natural death is implies to the disease and the end of the life expectancy of the human being and other natural causes of death.

In the crimes scene — if the cadaver was recovered in the scene — the law enforcement officer; do not touch the victim’s body unless already measured and have taken a picture for evidence purpose. If the cadaver’s body has a presence of cadaveric spasm — like holding something or with symbolism of something; that cadaver’s body is needed of autopsy — the purpose of autopsy is to determine the real cause of death of the victim; this type of investigation is scope of post mortem investigation or the after of the death investigation for more clarification.

Ante Mortem Investigation

Here is the the ante mortem investigation after the commission of the crime.

W ho is the possible perpetrator of the case and the possible involved. 

If there is any witnesses who witness the incident.

The cause of the crime — involve the every details of the case.

What is the possible incidents made by the criminal — crime reenactment.

If there is any object that recorded the incidents like the CCTV camera — this is the best aid in the investigation but not material evidence in court — in the reason that this type of recording can be edit by sophisticated software; same also to the image which not from the film – camera in the reason that the other types of obtaining camera other than film – camera can be edit by the software unlike images from the film, cannot be edit.

In the above mentioned; the ante mortem investigation is before the death of the victims; the possible investigation of law enforcement officers are the possible enemy of the cadaver, or the victim of the crime in crimes against person case.

In the above is the meaning of cadaver and why we should not move and touch the victim’s body or the cadaver for some reasons.

Cadaveric Spasm Meaning

Cadaveric spasm means is a reaction of cadever's body after death. The result of cadaver after death was spasm, stiffening of the body.