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inquest

noun

in·​quest ˈin-ˌkwest How to pronounce inquest (audio)
1
a
: a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury
a coroner's inquest
b
: a body of people (such as a jury) assembled to hold such an inquiry
c
: the finding of the jury upon such inquiry or the document recording it
2

Example Sentences

The court has ordered an inquest into his death. the police conducted an inquest into the case
Recent Examples on the Web At the time of his wife’s murder, Dawson was involved in an extramarital affair with the 16-year-old babysitter of their two daughters, ages 2 and 4 at the time, according to a 2003 court proceeding called an inquest. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The King County Coroner’s inquest jurors responded to more than 100 questions about the case and unanimously came to a decision that McNew and Anderson were justified in their actions. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 July 2022 Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, for example, currently seeks a judicial inquest into every fatal police shooting. Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 The justice of the peace — an official akin to a county coroner — who is leading the inquest in the case said Wednesday that officials planned to release victims’ bodies to their families by Thursday. Mark Berman, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Byrne’s death led to a coroner’s inquest, which recommended a series of safety improvements at Sealand. Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online, 30 July 2010 Per a 1949 inquest report, a doctor who examined the Somerton Man’s remains placed his time of death around 2 a.m. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 The purpose of the coroner’s inquest was lost on Hall’s father, who flew in from Texas to attend it. Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2022 The inquest is expected to conclude after additional testimony Tuesday, George said. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French enqueste, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesta, feminine of *inquaestus, past participle of *inquaerere to inquire

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of inquest was in the 13th century

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