INQUEST


Meaning of INQUEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkwest ]

( inquests)

1.

When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone’s death in order to find out the cause.

The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.

N-COUNT : oft N into n

2.

You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest .

His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.

= inquiry

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N into n

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