Definitions of Inquest [ˈɪn kwɛst]

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Definition of 'Inquest'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) inquest
a legal or judicial inquiry, usu. before a jury, esp. one made by a coroner.

2.  inquest
the body of people appointed to hold such an inquiry, esp. a coroner's jury.

3.  inquest
the decision or finding based on such inquiry.

4.  inquest
an investigation or examination.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF <*inquaerere, for L inquīrere; see inquire)

Definition of 'Inquest'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) inquest
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

Definition of 'Inquest'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Inquest
inquiry; quest; search

2. (noun) Inquest
judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death

3. (noun) Inquest
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

4. (noun) Inquest
the finding of the jury upon such inquiry

Translation of 'Inquest'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a legal inquiry into a case of sudden and unexpected death.
Afrikaans: ondersoek, lykskouing	Arabic: تَحْقيق رَسْمي في الوَفِّ	Bulgarian: дознание
Brazilian: inquérito	Czech: soudní vyšetřování	German: gerichtliche Untersuchung
Danish: ligsyn	Greek: ανάκριση, δικαστική έρευν	Spanish: investigación, pesquisa
Estonian: kohtulik juurdlus ootamat	Farsi: تحقیق	Finnish: kuolemansyyn tutkimus
French: enquête (criminelle)	Hebrew: חֲקִירָה	Hindi: किसी की मृत्यु के कारणों
Croatian: istraga	Hungarian: vizsgálat	Indonesian: penyelidikan sebab musaba
Icelandic: réttarrannsókn	Italian: inchiesta	Japanese: 検死審問
Korean: 심문	Lithuanian: mirties priežasties tyrim	Latvian: izmeklēšana
Malay: inkues	Dutch: gerechtelijk onderzoek	Norwegian: likskue
Polish: śledztwo	Persian: تحقیق	Pashto: څيړنه ، لټونه ، تحقيقات ،
Portuguese: inquérito	Romanian: anchetă	Russian: дознание
Slovak: súdne vyšetrovanie	Slovenian: sodna preiskava	Serbian: istraga
Swedish: rättslig undersökning, fö	Thai: การสอบสวนคดี	Turkish: adlî soruşturma
Taiwanese: 審訊	Ukrainian: дізнання, слідство	Urdu: سبب وفات کی بابت سرکاری ت
Vietnamese: cuộc điều tra chính thức	Chinese: 审讯
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