- (n.) A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand.
- (n.) Judicial inquiry; official examination, especially before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death.
- (n.) Inquiry; quest; search.
- (n.) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "inquest" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/inquest/definitions/2021987> |