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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•quest /ˈɪnkwɛst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a legal inquiry made by a coroner to find out the cause of death of a murder victim.
See -ques-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•quest (in′kwest),USA pronunciation n. - a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, esp. an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
- the body of people appointed to hold such an inquiry, esp. a coroner's jury.
- the decision or finding based on such inquiry.
- an investigation or examination.
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Anglo-French
- Medieval Latin inquēsta, equivalent. to Latin in- in-2 + quaesīta, plural (taken in Medieval Latin as feminine singular) of quaesītum question (see quest); replacing Middle English enqueste
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hearing, inquisition.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inquest /ˈɪnˌkwɛst/ n - 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
- informal any inquiry or investigation
Etymology: 13th Century: from Medieval Latin inquēsta, from Latin in-² + quaesītus investigation, from quaerere to examine |