About The Word Inquest
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Inquest
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What's The Definition Of Inquest?
[n] an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
Synonyms | Synonyms for Inquest: Related Terms | Find terms related to Inquest: analysis | assize | autopsy | blue-ribbon jury | change of venue | coroner | country | court-martial | cross-examination | delving | examination | grand jury | hearing | hung jury | inquirendo | inquiring | inquiring mind | inquiry | inquisition | investigation | jury | jury list | jury of inquest | jury of matrons | jury panel | jury trial | medical examiner | mistrial | mortality committee | necropsy | necroscopy | panel | petit jury | police jury | postmortem | postmortem examination | probe | probing | quest | research | sessions | special jury | trial | trial by jury | trial jury | venire Inquest In Webster's Dictionary \In"quest\, n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F.
enqu[^e]te, 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. --South.
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.
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