inquest

US: /ˈɪnˌkwɛst/
UK: /ˈɪnkwɛst/


English Vietnamese dictionary


inquest /'inkwest/
  • danh từ
    • cuộc điều tra chính thức, cuộc thẩm tra chính thức (của toà án...)
    • cuộc điều tra một vụ chết bất thường ((cũng) coroner's inquest); ban điều tra một vụ chết bất thường
    • grand inquest of the nation
      • hạ nghị viện Anh
    • great (last) inquest
      • (tôn giáo) phán quyết cuối cùng (của Chúa)

Advanced English dictionary


into sth)
1 an official investigation to find out the cause of sb's death, especially when it has not happened naturally: An inquest was held to discover the cause of death. + a coroner's inquest into his death + At the inquest they heard that the car had driven off after the accident.
2 a discussion about sth that has failed: An inquest was held on the team's poor performance.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

full | fresh | coroner's

VERB + INQUEST

conduct, hold | order
The court ordered a freshinquest into the tragedy.
| open | adjourn | attend

INQUEST + VERB

open | hear sth
An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday.
| decide sth, find sth
An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose.
| return a verdict
The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.

INQUEST + NOUN

jury | verdict

PREP.

at a/the ~
A verdict ofsuicide was recorded at theinquest.
| ~ into
an inquest intothe team's poor performance
| ~ on
an inquest on three fishermen