English-Thai Dictionary

inquest

N การ สอบสวน คดี  การ พิจารณาคดี  ผู้ สอบสวน คดี  inquiry investigation kan-sob-suan-ka-de

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INQUEST

n.[L. inquisitio, inquiro; in and quoero, to seek. ] 1. Inquisition; judicial inquiry; official examination. An inquest of office, is an inquiry made by the king's officer, his sheriff, coroner, or escheator, concerning any matter that entitles the king to the possession of lands or tenements, goods or chattels. It is made by a jury of no determinate number.
In the United States, a similar inquiry, made by the proper officer, under the authority of a state.
2. A jury.
3. Inquiry; search.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INQUEST

In "quest, n. Etym: [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F. enquête, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus, p.p. of inquirere. See Inquire. ]

 

1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] Spenser. The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science. South.

 

2. (Law ) (a ) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death. (b ) 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. (c ) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry. Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner. -- Inquest of office, an inquiry made, by authority or direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown or of the state. Craig. Bouvier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inquest

in quest |ˈinˌkwest, ˈiNG- ˈɪŋˌkwɛst | ▶noun Law a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French enqueste, based on Latin inquirere (see inquire ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inquest

in |quest |ˈɪnkwɛst | ▶noun 1 Law a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident. • Brit. an inquiry by a coroner's court into the cause of a death. • Brit. a coroner's jury. 2 informal a discussion or investigation into something that has happened, especially something undesirable. ORIGIN Middle English from Old French enqueste, based on Latin inquirere (see enquire ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inquest

inquest noun See inquiry (sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inquest

inquest noun they held an inquest into the death of her daughter: enquiry, investigation, inquisition, probe, review, study, survey, analysis, examination, exploration, scrutinization; hearing, case.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inquest

in quest /ɪ́ŋkwest, ɪ́n -/名詞 C 1 (陪審員による裁判形式の )審査, 死因審問 ; 【死因の 】正式な調査, 検死 «into , on » ▸ hold an inquest 死因審問を行う 2 ｟くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(選挙 ゲームなどの )【失敗の 】調査, 分析 (inquiry ) «into » .