inquest

名词 inquest:

1. an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

1. A public officer whose primary function is to investigate by inquest any death thought to be of other than natural causes.
   验尸官主要职责是对被认为是死于非命的死者的死因作验尸调查的公职人员
2. An inquest has to take place where death is violent or unexpected, where death can be murder or manslaughter, where a prisoner dies and when police is involved.
   对下列情况的死亡必须进行死亡调查：暴力或意外死亡，谋杀或误杀以及涉及警察的囚犯死亡。
3. A jury of inquest.
   验尸陪审团

in.quest

n.（名词）
Law
【法律】
A judicial inquiry into a matter usually held before a jury, especially an inquiry into the cause of a death.
审讯，验尸：通常是在陪审团面前所做的对某事的法庭调查，特别是对死因的调查
A jury making such an inquiry.
验尸陪审团：进行上述调查的陪审团
The finding based on such an inquiry.
基于如上调查所得出的发现
An investigation or inquiry.See Synonyms at inquiry
调查，讯问参见 inquiry

来源：
Middle English enqueste
中古英语 enqueste
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *inquôsota [thing inquired into]
源自 俗拉丁语 *inquôsota [所调查的事]
alteration of Latin inquosota [feminine past participle of] inquorere [to inquire into] * see inquire
拉丁语 inquosota的变化 [] inquorere的阴性过去分词 [调查] *参见 inquire