inquest

inquest

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. n. Inquiry; quest; search. Source: opted
2. n. Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death. Source: opted
3. n. A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand. Source: opted
4. n. The finding of the jury upon such inquiry. Source: opted
5. n. an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death Source: wordnet
6. n:100 n. an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death Source: ecdict

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