Synonyms for inquest
ˈɪn kwɛstin·quest

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1. inquestnoun

   Synonyms:
   inquisition

2. inquestnoun

   A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death.

   Synonyms:
   inquisition

3. inquestnoun

   The jury hearing such an enquiry, and the result of the enquiry.

   Synonyms:
   inquisition

Princeton's WordNet

1. inquestnoun

   an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

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1. inquestnoun

   Synonyms:
   inquisition, judicial inquiry (especially by a coroner)

2. inquestnoun

   Synonyms:
   jury (particularly a coroner's jury)

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1. List of paraphrases for "inquest":

   inquiry, investigation

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1. Elijah Cummings:

   Chairman Gowdy has not contacted me, other Democratic members, or anyone on our staff about his proposal to release these documents, nor has he contacted the State Department to clarify why its production of Benghazi-related emails might have differences from Mr. Blumenthal's production of Libya-related documents, (Blumenthal's) deposition may further the Select Committee's inquest of Secretary Clinton, but it won't bring us any new information about the Benghazi attacks because the witness appears not to have any firsthand knowledge about them.

2. William Congreve:

   They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week.

3. Karen Koehler:

   Charleena Lyles ' family rejects the ultimate findings from the inquest jury today, the process focused only on the officers' states of mind. Not on Charleena Lyles '.

4. Helen Rowland:

   Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

5. Trevor Botting:

   In the Turks and Caicos Islands, as in the United Kingdom, it is customary and best practice for an inquest to be held either at the conclusion of a murder investigation, or where an investigation has exhausted all the avenues of inquiry or any related criminal court proceedings have concluded, otherwise, any police investigation or a fair criminal trial is in danger of being compromised by a premature inquest, thereby potentially denying justice for the deceased and their loved ones.