inquest
/ˈɪŋkwɛst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
noun
Prosecutorial proceeding on whether or not a warrantless arrestee is charged with an offense.
Example Sentences
- "The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected."
- "However, the 'accidental death' verdict of the jury in the inquest into the Croydon tram accident of November 2016 is the latest episode in a saga that seems likely to prevent the full story of this eminently preventable disaster from ever being exposed."
- "the laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science"
- "Hauing of late by diligent inquest, Prouided him a sword of meanest sort"
Etymology
From Middle English enquest, from Old French enqueste (Modern French enquête), from Vulgar Latin inquirere, or from Medieval Latin inquesta < in + Latin quaesita.