'Inquest' definitions:
Definition of 'inquest'
(from WordNet)
noun
An inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
Definition of 'Inquest'
From: GCIDE
- Inquest \In"quest\, n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F. enqu[^e]te, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus, p. p. of inquirere. See Inquire.]
- 1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death. (b) A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matter, 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. (c) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry. [1913 Webster]
- Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner.
- Inquest of office, an inquiry made, by authority or direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown or of the state. --Craig. Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inquest'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- analysis,
- assize,
- autopsy,
- blue-ribbon jury,
- change of venue,
- coroner,
- country,
- court-martial,
- cross-examination,
- delving,
- examination,
- grand jury,
- hearing,
- hung jury,
- inquirendo,
- inquiring,
- inquiring mind,
- inquiry,
- inquisition,
- investigation,
- jury,
- jury list,
- jury of inquest,
- jury of matrons,
- jury panel,
- jury trial,
- medical examiner,
- mistrial,
- mortality committee,
- necropsy,
- necroscopy,
- panel,
- petit jury,
- police jury,
- postmortem,
- postmortem examination,
- probe,
- probing,
- quest,
- research,
- sessions,
- special jury,
- trial,
- trial by jury,
- trial jury,
- venire