inquest

«inquest» in Mova's school dictionary: An official inquiry by a court, led by a coroner, to find… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an inquest, inquests)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) (informal) A long discussion after something has gone wrong to find out why: a post-match inquest. tree →

sense 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 →
• The coroner leads the inquest. tree →
• The inquest found that the death was an accident. tree →
• After the defeat, the team held an inquest. tree →
• An inquest helps families understand what happened. tree →
• The inquest was opened and adjourned. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inquest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.