Inquest

What do we mean by inquest?

An investigation conducted by a coroner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the cause of death of a person when the cause may be criminal. noun

A hearing conducted by a judge or magistrate to determine damages when a defendant has defaulted. noun

A judicial inquiry into a specified matter, such as a person's mental condition. noun

An investigation or inquiry. noun

Inquiry; search; quest. noun

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. noun

The jury itself. noun

Inquiry; quest; search. noun

Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury. noun

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. noun

The finding of the jury upon such inquiry. noun

An inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner. noun

An inquiry made, by authority or direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown or of the state. noun

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

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

An inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death noun

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

Enquiry; quest; search

A judicial inquiry to find out matters to ones death Urban Dictionary

To inspect a dead body. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to inquest:
inquest, enquest.

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Words that rhyme with inquest:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective inquest:
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Consonant match to inquest:
enquist.

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