inquest

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Noun

inquest (plural inquests)

1. A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
2. An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
3. The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
4. (rare, obsolete) enquiry; quest; search

   • the laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science

Synonyms

• inquisition

Related terms

• inquisitor
• inquisition

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