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inquest 音标拼音: ['ɪnkw ,ɛst] n. 审讯,讯问,验尸 审讯,讯问,验屍 inquest n 1: an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected deathInquest \ 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] 46 Moby Thesaurus words for " inquest": analysis, assize, autopsy, blue- ribbon jury, change of venue, coroner, country, court- martial, cross- examination, delving, examination, grand jury, hearing, hung jury, inquirendo, inquiring, inquiring mind, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, jury, jury list, jury of inquest, jury of matrons, jury panel, jury trial, medical examiner, mistrial, mortality committee, necropsy, necroscopy, panel, petit jury, police jury, postmortem, postmortem examination, probe, probing, quest, research, sessions, special jury, trial, trial by jury, trial jury, venire
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