(~s)
1.
When an ~ is held, a public official hears evidence about someone’s death in order to find out the cause.
The ~ into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.
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2.
You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an ~.
His plea came last night as party chiefs held an ~ into the election disaster.
= inquiry
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