What is another word for inquests?

Pronunciation: [ˈɪnkwɛsts] (IPA)

Inquests are formal investigations that are conducted to establish the cause and circumstances surrounding a person's death. Synonyms for this word include inquiry, investigation, probe, examination, and scrutiny. These terms are often used interchangeably to describe the process of uncovering information and gathering evidence related to a death. The purpose of an inquest is to determine whether a death occurred due to natural causes, accidental circumstances, or foul play. The term inquest is most commonly associated with the legal system, where it is used to describe a court proceeding that gathers evidence and hears testimony to determine the cause of death.

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What are the hypernyms for Inquests?

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  • Other hypernyms:

    legal proceedings, judicial inquiry, Civil proceedings, death investigations, formal inquiries, legal proceedings related to a death.

Usage examples for Inquests

Today it is evident that everyone must be qualified and licensed before he can be permitted to write prescriptions, to sign statements upon which public records, inquests, and health statistics are to be based, and to go about the community calling himself a doctor.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
"If we do not find them in time for the inquest," Monsieur Dupont returned, "there will be two inquests to hold."
"The Crooked House"
Brandon Fleming
This pre-eminently human prerogative-for no animal can rise to the conscious and deliberate destruction of itself-has often been exercised, as I have seen, by Natives in their sound and sober senses so as to preclude entirely that suggestion of temporary insanity which is so commonly accepted at coroner's inquests in England and elsewhere.
"The Black Man's Place in South Africa"
Peter Nielsen

Famous quotes with Inquests

  • The 'inquests' which resulted in the compilation of the Domesday Book made a vivid and unfavorable impression on the country. A similar effect was produced by the inquests of 1166 and 1170, before alluded to. Even to this day, the word 'inquisitorial' bears the burden of historical unpopularity.
    Edward Jenks

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