inquest

== English == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) enquest === Etymology === From Middle English enquest, from Old French enqueste (Modern French enquête), from Vulgar Latin inquirere, or from Medieval Latin inquesta < in + Latin quaesita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪŋkwɛst/ === Noun === inquest (plural inquests) 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 (rare, obsolete) enquiry; quest; search ==== Synonyms ==== inquisition ==== Derived terms ==== mental inquest warrant inquest of office ==== Related terms ==== inquisitor inquisition ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === questin