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# inquest

noun (an inquest, inquests)

«inquest» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law) An official inquiry by a court, led by a coroner, to find out why and how a person died, when the death was sudden or unexplained. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#m1)
2. (informal) A long discussion after something has gone wrong to find out why: a post-match inquest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and adult life seen by a child (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ); in sports talk about losing. Phrases: hold an inquest, the coroner's inquest, an inquest into.

### Examples

- An inquest will be held into the accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#x1)
- The coroner leads the inquest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#x2)
- The inquest found that the death was an accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#x3)
- After the defeat, the team held an inquest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#x4)
- An inquest helps families understand what happened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#x5)
- The inquest was opened and adjourned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/#x6)

### Note

Countable: an inquest. Inquest does not mean someone is on trial; it seeks facts, not blame. Similar word: inquiry (or enquiry).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inquest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inquest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inquest.html) on Mova free.