Look up: inquest

1. inquest
   [Noun] A legal investigation into the cause of a sudden death.
   Example: There was an inquest into the death of a teenager.
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2. inquest
   [n] - an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
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3. inquest
   An inquiry held by a coroner into a death of a person who appears to have died in suspicious circumstances
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4. inquest
   Inquiry held by a coroner into an unexplained death. At an inquest, a coroner is assisted by a jury of between 7 and 11 people. Evidence is on oath, and medical and other witnesses may be summoned. ...
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5. Inquest
   When the cause of death remains in doubt the Coroner's Court holds an inquest
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6. Inquest
   In'quest noun [ Middle English enqueste , Old French enqueste , French enquête , Late Latin inquesta , for inquisita , from Latin inquisitus , past participle of inquirere . See Inquire .] ...
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7. inquest
   A legal inquiry into the cause of sudden, violent, or mysterious death. ... Origin: L. In, in, + quaero, pp. Quaesitus, to seek ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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8. inquest
   noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
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9. inquest
   (in´kwest) a legal inquiry before a coroner or medical examiner, and usually a jury, into the manner of death.
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10. Inquest
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) Judicial inquiry; offi...
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11. inquest
    judicial inquiry by a group of persons appointed by a court. The most common type is the inquest set up to investigate a death apparently occasioned ...
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12. inquest
    inquest 1. An official presentation of the results of an investigation in front of a jury into the facts of a case such as a sudden unexpected death. 2. An investigation of the facts of a situation, particularly one that had an undesired outcome.
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13. inquest
    inquest, in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. The most usual form of inquest today is that conducted by the coroner to discover the cause of a death that was sudden, violent, or o...
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14. Inquest
    Obs. an investigation by Royal officials, usually into tax matters.
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15. Inquest
    A judicial inquiry put forward by a county officer or judicial officer incases where there has been mysterious deaths or accidents and which has violence involved too.A jury may or may not be appointed and incase where jury is not appointed, it becomes the duty of the coroner (judicial officer).
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16. inquest
    Type: Term Pronunciation: in′kwest Definitions: 1. A legal inquiry into the cause of sudden, violent, or mysterious death.
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17. inquest
    Inquiry held by a coroner into an unexplained death. At an inquest, a coroner is assisted by a jury of between 7 and 11 people. Evidence is on oath, and medical and other witnesses may be summoned
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18. Inquest
    An `inquest` is a judicial investigation in common law jurisdictions, conducted by a judge, jury, or government official. The most common kind of inquest is an inquiry including a medical examination by a coroner into the cause of a death that was sudden, violent or suspicious, or occurred in prison...
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19. Inquest
    (play) `Inquest` is a 1931 British mystery play written by Michael Barringer. It was first staged as the accessdate=2010-03-12-->--> and was later adapted into films in Inquest (1931 film)|1931--> and 1939. --> A young widow is suspected or murdering her husband by the coroner. To prov...
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