inquest
/ˈɪŋkwɛst/
noun
- A legal investigation, especially one to determine the cause of a sudden or suspicious death.
- Witnesses gave testimony at the inquest.
- The coroner opened an inquest into the factory accident.
- The inquest concluded that the death was accidental.
- A formal inquiry or investigation into any matter of public concern.
- After the product recall, there was a public inquest.
- The committee held an inquest into the budget mismanagement.
- The school board launched an inquest into the cheating scandal.
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