[[File:13-11-12-rechtsmedizin-berlin-charite-by-RalfR-20.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Cadaver in refrigerator. Forensic Medicine at the Charité Berlin.]]
'''Post-mortem interval''' (PMI) is the time that has passed after a person has died.
'''Post-mortem interval''' (PMI) is the time that has passed after a person has died.
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If the time of death is not known by forensic examiners via witnesses, etc., a number of medical/scientific techniques are employed to determine the post-mortem interval.