Australian English Meaning of inquest

inquest

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Definitions and Meaning of inquest in English

Wordnet

inquest (n)

an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

Webster

inquest (n.)

Inquiry; quest; search.

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

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.

The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.

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inquest

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exam,exploration,inquiry,investigation,Study,disquisition,Inquisition,Inspection,parole,probe

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