inquest

in·quest  (nkwst)

n.

1. Law

a. A judicial inquiry into a matter usually held before a jury, especially an inquiry into the cause of a death.

b. A jury making such an inquiry.

c. The finding based on such an inquiry.

2. An investigation or inquiry. See Synonyms at inquiry.

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[Middle English enqueste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesta, thing inquired into, alteration of Latin inqusta, feminine past participle of inqurere, to inquire into; see inquire.]

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inquest [ˈɪnˌkwɛst]

n

1. (Law) an inquiry into the cause of an unexplained, sudden, or violent death, or as to whether or not property constitutes treasure trove, held by a coroner, in certain cases with a jury

2. Informal any inquiry or investigation

[from Medieval Latin inquēsta, from Latin in-² + quaesītus investigation, from quaerere to examine]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inquest - an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death enquiry, inquiry - a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

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inquest

noun inquiry, investigation, probe, inquisition The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday.

Translations

inquest [ˈɪnkwest] N

1. (Jur) → investigación f, pesquisa f judicial; (by coroner) investigación llevada a cabo para averiguar las causas de una muerte violente o sospechosa

2. (fig) they held an inquest into or on their election defeat → realizaron un análisis en profundidad de su derrota electoral
he likes to hold an inquest on every game → le gusta discutir cada partido hasta la saciedad

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inquest [ˈɪnkwɛst] n

(into a death) → enquête f (criminelle)
to hold an inquest into sb's death → mener une enquête sur la mort de qn
to open an inquest into sb's death → ouvrir une enquête sur la mort de qn

(fig) (into defeat, failure) → enquête
Party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster → Les dirigeants du parti ont mené une enquête sur le désastre électoral.

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inquest

n (Jur: into death) → gerichtliche Untersuchung der Todesursache; (fig) → Manöverkritik f

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inquest [ˈɪnkwɛst] n (Law) → inchiesta giudiziaria

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inquest [ˈɪnkwɛst] n (Law) → inchiesta giudiziaria

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inquest

n inquest [ˈinkwest]

a legal inquiry into a case of sudden and unexpected death. ondersoek, lykskouing تَحْقيق رَسْمي في الوَفِّيات المُشْتَبَه بها дознание soudní vyšetřování ligsyn gerichtliche Untersuchung ανάκριση, δικαστική έρευνα investigación, pesquisa kohtulik juurdlus ootamatu surma puhul تحقیق kuolemansyyn tutkimus enquête (criminelle) חֲקִירָה किसी की मृत्यु के कारणों की न्यायिक जाच istraga vizsgálat penyelidikan sebab musabab kematian réttarrannsókn inchiesta 検死審問 심문 mirties priežasties tyrimas izmeklēšana inkues gerechtelijk onderzoek likskue śledztwo inquérito an­chetă дознание súdne vyšetrovanie sodna preiskava istraga rättslig undersökning, förhör om dödsorsaken การสอบสวนคดี adlî soruşturma 審訊 дізнання, слідство سبب وفات کی بابت سرکاری تحقیق cuộc điều tra chính thức 审讯

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inquest → استجواب soudní vyšetřování příčiny smrti ligsyn gerichtliche Untersuchung der Todesursache ανάκριση indagación kuolinsyyntutkimus enquête sudska istraga inchiesta 検死審問 심리 gerechtelijk onderzoek likskue śledztwo inquérito следствие undersökning การสอบสวนสาเหตุที่เสียชีวิต soruşturma cuộc điều tra chính thức 审讯