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in·quest     (ĭn'kwěst')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Law
    1. A judicial inquiry into a matter usually held before a jury, especially an inquiry into the cause of a death.
    2. A jury making such an inquiry.
    3. The finding based on such an inquiry.
  2. An investigation or inquiry. See Synonyms at inquiry.


[Middle English enqueste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesīta, thing inquired into, alteration of Latin inquīsīta, feminine past participle of inquīrere, to inquire into; see inquire.]

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