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| in·quest [ ín kwèst ] (plural in·quests) |
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1. formal investigation: an official inquiry in front of a magistrate, coroner, or jury into the facts of a case such as a sudden unexpected death
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2. inquiry into what went wrong: an investigation of the facts of a situation, particularly one that had an undesired outcome
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin inquesta< inquirere "inquire"] |
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