noun (esp. BrE ) investigation into cause of death
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ fresh
▪ coroner's
VERB + INQUEST
▪ conduct , hold
▪ order
▪
The court ordered a fresh ~ into the tragedy.
▪ open , reopen
▪ adjourn ( BrE )
▪ attend
INQUEST + VERB
▪ open
▪ hear sth
▪
An elderly woman froze to death, an ~ heard yesterday.
▪ decide sth , find sth
▪
An ~ found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose.
▪ return a verdict
▪
The ~ returned a verdict of accidental death.
INQUEST + NOUN
▪ jury
▪ verdict
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
A verdict of suicide was recorded at the ~.
▪ ~ into
▪
an ~ into the team's poor performance
▪ ~ on
▪
an ~ on three fishermen