INQUEST


Meaning of INQUEST in English

(~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.

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 ~.

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

= inquiry

N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N into n

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