inquest

in·quest

 (ĭn′kwĕst′)

n.

1. Law

a. An investigation conducted by a coroner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the cause of death of a person when the cause may be criminal.

b. A hearing conducted by a judge or magistrate to determine damages when a defendant has defaulted.

c. A judicial inquiry into a specified matter, such as a person's mental condition.

2. An investigation or inquiry: "In his inquest into the earliest days of Rome he had to confront the question of the relation between history and myth" (Robert Ackerman).

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[Middle English enqueste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesīta, thing inquired into, alteration of Latin inquīsīta, feminine past participle of inquīrere, 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

[C13: from Medieval Latin inquēsta, from Latin in-² + quaesītus investigation, from quaerere to examine]

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in•quest

(ˈɪn kwɛst)

n.

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

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

3. the decision or finding based on such inquiry.

4. an investigation or examination.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French <*inquaerere, for Latin inquīrere; see inquire]

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inquest

A judicial inquiry, especially one into the cause of a sudden or suspicious death.

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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.

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inquest

noun

A seeking of knowledge, data, or the truth about something:

inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probe, research.

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Translations

إِسْتِجْوابٌ

soudní vyšetřovánísoudní vyšetřování příčiny smrti

ligsyn

gerichtliche Untersuchung

ανάκριση

indagacióninvestigaciónpesquisa

kuolinsyyntutkimus

enquêteenquêter

istraga

réttarrannsókn

inchiesta

検死審問

심리

mirties priežasties tyrimas

izmeklēšana

gerechtelijk onderzoek

likskue

śledztwo

inquérito

следствие

súdne vyšetrovanie

undersökning

การสอบสวนสาเหตุที่เสียชีวิต

adlî soruşturmasoruşturma

cuộc điều tra chính thức

审讯

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inquest

(ˈinkwest) noun

a legal inquiry into a case of sudden and unexpected death. ondersoek, lykskouing تَحْقيق رَسْمي في الوَفِّيات المُشْتَبَه بها дознание inquérito soudní vyšetřování gerichtliche Untersuchung ligsyn ανάκριση, δικαστική έρευνα investigación, pesquisa kohtulik juurdlus ootamatu surma puhul تحقیق kuolemansyyn tutkimus enquêteחקירה 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 onderzoeklikskueśledztwo څيړنه ، لټونه ، تحقيقات ، ( دقتل په فقره كى 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

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

inquest

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

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in·quest

n. encuesta, investigación oficial.

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