单词 | public inquiry |
释义 | > as lemmaspublic inquiry Frequently as public inquiry. A formal or judicial investigation into a matter of public concern, esp. one conducted by a tribunal established for this purpose under a regional or national government department, and granted jurisdictive powers. Also elliptical or collective for (members of) the tribunal itself. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] > by tribunal inquiry1873 1873 Act 36 & 37 Victoria c. 89 §13 The inquiry shall be held in public before an officer. 1926 Encycl. Brit. I. 411/1 In 1894 two public inquiries into the administration of prisons and of Home Office schools arrived..at the same..conclusion. 1966 Listener 16 June 889/3 This month the inquiry into the riots is taking place. 1978 P. Lewis Fifties iv. 95 ‘I never urged anyone not to work on the hydrogen bomb project,’ he told the inquiry. 1980 Illustr. London News Mar. 24/1 The scheme has been the subject of a public inquiry and is under consideration by the Department of the Environment. 1990 C. Rose Dirty Man of Europe i. 13 The ensuing official inquiry heard that Barking..had gone into rapid decline as huge banks of sewage silt built up in the River around the outfalls. < as lemmas |
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