Inquest

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Law A judicial inquiry into a matter usually held before a jury, especially an inquiry into the cause of a death.
  • n. Law A jury making such an inquiry.
  • n. Law The finding based on such an inquiry.
  • n. An investigation or inquiry. See Synonyms at inquiry.
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  • n. A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death.
  • n. The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Inquiry; quest; search.
  • n.
  • n. Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury.
  • n. A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matter, 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Inquiry; search; quest.
  • n. In law: A judicial inquiry, especially an inquiry held before a jury; specifically, a proceeding before a jury to determine the amount to be recovered in an action, when there is no trial in the ordinary sense, because the right to recover has been admitted; in common use, a coroner's inquest.
  • n. The jury itself.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    enquiry    inquiry   
    Variant
    grand   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inquiry    quest    search    question    jury   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    coroner    autopsy    court-martial    jury    inquisition    arraignment    pathologist   
     
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