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inquest

in·quest [ ín kwèst ] (plural in·quests)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. inquiry into what went wrong: an investigation of the facts of a situation, particularly one that had an undesired outcome ( literary )

[14th century. Via French< Latin inquesta< inquirere "inquire"]
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