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in⋅quest

  [in-kwest]
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–noun
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 based on such inquiry.
4. an investigation or examination.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < ML inquēsta, equiv. to L in- in- 2 + quaesīta, pl. (taken in ML as fem. sing.) of quaesītum question (see quest ); r. ME enqueste < AF < ML, as above

Synonyms:
1. hearing, inquisition.
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Word Origin & History

inquest 
c.1290, an-queste, "legal or judicial inquiry," from O.Fr. enqueste "inquiry," from fem. pp. of V.L. *inquirere "inquire" (see inquire).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·quest
Pronunciation: 'in-"kwest
Function: noun
Etymology: 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 inquest> —compare TRIAL
2 : a body of people (as a jury) assembled to hold a judicial or official inquiry; also : the finding of such an inquiry or the document recording it
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·quest
Pronunciation: 'in-"kwest
Function: noun
: a judicial or official inquiry especially before a jury to determine the cause of aviolent or unexpected death inquest>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

inquest in·quest (ĭn'kwěst')
n.

  1. A legal inquiry into the cause of violent or mysterious death.

  2. The finding based on such an inquiry.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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