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- Dictionaryin·quest/ˈinˌkwest/
noun
- 1. a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death.
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The meaning of INQUEST is a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury. How to use inquest in a sentence.
an official examination of facts in an attempt to discover the cause of something, esp. of a sudden or violent death: a coroner’s inquest.
Inquest definition: a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.. See examples of INQUEST used in a sentence.
INQUEST meaning: 1. an official process to discover the cause of someone's death: 2. an examination of or…. Learn more.
An inquest is when a court of law or a coroner investigates the circumstances of a person's death. If a person in your family dies suddenly, you might attend an inquest at the courthouse.
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. an investigation or examination.
inquest. noun. /ˈɪŋkwest/. /ˈɪŋkwest/. an official investigation to find out the cause of somebody’s death, especially when it has not happened naturally. An inquest was held to discover the cause of death.
An inquest is an official inquiry into the cause of someone's death. The inquest into their deaths began yesterday. American English : inquest / ˈɪnkwɛst /
noun. An investigation conducted by a coroner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the cause of death of a person when the cause may be criminal. American Heritage. A judicial inquiry, as a coroner's investigation of a death. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The jury or group holding such an inquiry. Webster's New World.
noun. /ˈɪŋkwɛst/. an official investigation to find out the cause of someone's death, especially when it has not happened naturally An inquest was held to discover the cause of death. inquest (on/into something) a coroner's inquest into his death At the inquest they heard that the car had driven off after the accident.
