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inquest definition

in·quest (in′kwest′)

noun

  1. a judicial inquiry, as a coroner's investigation of a death
  2. the jury or group holding such an inquiry
  3. the verdict of such an inquiry

Etymology: ME enqueste < OFr < VL *inquaesita, fem. pp. of *inquaerere: see inquire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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