inquest
Plural: inquests
Noun
- A legal or judicial inquiry, especially into a death.
- an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
- A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
- An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
- The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
- enquiry; quest; search
Examples
- After the disastrous Words With Friends game, an inquest was held to review his strategy.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English enquest, from Old French enqueste (Modern French enquête), from Vulgar Latin inquirere, or from Medieval Latin inquesta < in + Latin quaesita.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
inquest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinquest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inquest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
inquest: valid Words With Friends Word