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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inquest \In"quest\, n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F.
     enqu[^e]te, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus,
     p. p. of inquirere. See Inquire.]
     1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul
              must make after science.              --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law)
        (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a
            jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden
            death.
        (b) A body of men assembled under authority of law to
            inquire into any matter, 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.
        (c) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to
        determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious
        death. See Coroner.
  
     Inquest of office, an inquiry made, by authority or
        direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the
        rights and interests of the crown or of the state.
        --Craig. Bouvier.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inquest \In"quest\, n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F.
     enqu[^e]te, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus,
     p. p. of inquirere. See Inquire.]
     1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] --Spenser.
  
              The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul
              must make after science.              --South.
  
     2. (Law)
        (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a
            jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden
            death.
        (b) 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.
        (c) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.
  
     Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to
        determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious
        death. See Coroner.
  
     Inquest of office, an inquiry made, by authority or
        direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the
        rights and interests of the crown or of the state.
        --Craig. Bouvier.

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