inquests

Noun

inquest (plural inquests)

1. A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
   • The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 4, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   assize

2. An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
3. The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
4. (obsolete, rare) enquiry; quest; search
   • the laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
5. (Philippines, broadly, criminal law) Prosecutorial proceeding on whether or not a warrantless arrestee is charged with an offense.