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• inquest — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enqueste, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesta, feminine of *inquaestus, past participle of *inquaerere to inquire Date: 13th century 1. a. a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inquest — /ˈɪnkwɛst / (say inkwest) noun 1. a legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury. 2. such an inquiry made by a coroner (coroner s inquest). 3. the body of people appointed to hold such an inquiry, especially a coroner s jury. 4. their… …  

• inquest — in·quest / in ˌkwest/ n [Anglo French enqueste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inquirere to ask about, from in within, into + quaerere to seek] 1: a judicial or official inquiry or examination often before a jury a coroner s inquest… …   Law dictionary

• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Inquest of office — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inquest — The inquiry by a coroner or medical examiner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the manner of the death of any one who has been killed, or has died suddenly under unusual or suspicious circumstances, or by violence, or while in prison. A… …   Black's law dictionary

• inquest — The inquiry by a coroner or medical examiner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the manner of the death of any one who has been killed, or has died suddenly under unusual or suspicious circumstances, or by violence, or while in prison. A… …   Black's law dictionary

• inquest — /in kwest/, n. 1. a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, esp. an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death. 2. the body of people appointed to hold such an inquiry, esp. a coroner s jury. 3. the decision or finding… …   Universalium

• inquest — in•quest [[t]ˈɪn kwɛst[/t]] 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) cvb… …   From formal English to slang

• Coroner's inquest — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unidentified body on Christmas Island — An unidentified human corpse was found on a life raft in the Indian Ocean, off Christmas Island, in 1942. The origins of the body are a subject of great interest in Australia, because it is widely believed that it came from HMAS Sydney , which… …   Wikipedia