Word Meaning

inquest definition and meaning

n. Inquiry; quest; search.
n. Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death.
n. A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand.
n. The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.

Crossword clues for inquest

- Coronial inquiry
- In search of hearing after autopsy
- Judicial investigation in Britain questioned
- judicial proceeding
- Official investigation