INQUEST

inquest

(noun) an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

inquest (plural inquests)

A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death

An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome

The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry

(rare, obsolete) enquiry; quest; search

Synonyms

• inquisition

Anagrams

• questin

Source: Wiktionary

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In"quest, n. Etym: [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F. enquête, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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