Inquest
21inquest — 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… …
22inquest — A legal inquiry into the cause of sudden, violent, or mysterious death. [L. in, in, + quaero, pp. quaesitus, to seek] * * * in·quest in .kwest n a judicial or official inquiry esp. before a jury to determine the cause of a violent or unexpected… …
23inquest — Synonyms and related words: analysis, assize, autopsy, blue ribbon jury, change of venue, coroner, country, court martial, cross examination, delving, examination, grand jury, hearing, hung jury, inquirendo, inquiring, inquiring mind, inquiry,… …
24inquest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inquiry, hearing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. investigation, hearing, inquiry; see examination 1 , trial 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [IN kwest] a legal inquiry, such as that… …
25inquest — /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… …
26Inquest (England and Wales) — Inquests in England and Wales are held into sudden and unexplained deaths and also into the circumstances of discovery of a certain class of valuable artefacts known as treasure trove . Inquests are the responsibility of the coroner.Where an… …
27Inquest 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… …
28inquest jury — n. A jury empanelled to investigate the circumstances of a death. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
29InQuest Gamer — Infobox Magazine title = InQuest Gamer frequency = Monthly category = Games company = Wizard Entertainment firstdate = April 1995 finaldate = September 2007 finalnumber = 150 country = Flag|United States language = English InQuest Gamer is a… …
30Inquest of Sheriffs — Orig. the *sheriff was appointed by the king; his duties included financial and judicial matters. He collected money annually for the *exchequer and presided at the *county court. After the *Anarchy of Stephen s reign, sheriffs no longer acted as …
