Английский Этимологический словарь - inquest
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Inquest
inquest
- c.1300, from O.Fr. enqueste "inquiry," from L. inquisitia, fem. pp. of inquirere "inquire."
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~ n 1 a legal process to find out the cause of someone's death (hold an inquest (into)) (An inquest will be held into the death of the actor, Tom Barnard.) 2 an unofficial discussion about the reasons for someone's defeat or failure to do something ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(inquests) 1. When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone’s death in order to find out the cause. The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen. N-COUNT: oft N into n 2. You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest. His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster. = inquiry N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N into n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enqueste, from Vulgar Latin *inquaesta, feminine of *inquaestus, past participle of *inquaerere to inquire Date: 13th century 1. a. a judicial or official inquiry or examination especially before a jury a coroner's ~ b. a body of people (as a jury) assembled to hold such an inquiry c. the finding of the jury upon such inquiry or the document recording it 2. inquiry, investigation ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 Law a an inquiry by a coroner's court into the cause of a death. b a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident etc. c a coroner's jury. 2 colloq. a discussion analysing the outcome of a game, an election, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF enqueste (as ENQUIRE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
сущ., юр. расследование, дознание, следствие coroner inquest — коронерское расследование (случаев внезапной смерти с признаками насилия) witness of inquest — понятой inquest jury — большое следственное жюри ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. (on) следствие; расследование; дознание an inquest of lunacy —- экспертиза для установления психического состояния coroner's inquest —- следствие, проводимое коронером и его жюри, особ. осмотр трупа grand (great) inquest —- юр. большое жюри 2. жюри (особ. коронера), проводящее следствие 3. выводы следствия, заключение 4. жюри, состав присяжных Id: great (last, general, solemn) inquest —- рел. судный день, день страшного суда ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun leg. дознание, следствие grand inquest = grand jury [см. jury 1. 1) ] Syn: see inquiry ...Англо-русский словарь
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