Inquest

[In·quest]

An inquest is when a court of law or a coroner investigates the circumstances of a person's death. If a person in your family dies suddenly, you might attend an inquest at the courthouse.

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Inquiry; quest; search.

Noun
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

n.
Inquiry; quest; search.

n.
Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death.

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.

n.
The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.

Inquest

In"quest , n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F. enqu'88te, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus, p.p. of inquirere. See Inquire.] 1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] Spenser.

The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science.

2. (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death. (b) 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. (c) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry. Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner. -- Inquest of office, an inquiry made, by authority or direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown or of the state. Craig. Bouvier.

Inquiry; quest; search.

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Usage Examples

Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest.