| 词汇 | inquest |
| 释义 | inquest noun[ C ] uk /ˈɪŋ.kwest/ us /ˈɪŋ.kwest/ an official process to discover the cause of someone's death: 死因审理;验尸 hold an inquestAn inquest is always held if murder is suspected.如果怀疑是谋杀，总要验尸调查。 an examination of or discussion about the reasons for someone's or something's failure: （对失败原因的）调查，查究 inquest intoan inquest into the department's poor performance对该部门业绩不佳的调查 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Death and dying Analysing and evaluating inquest | American Dictionaryinquest noun[ C ] us/ˈɪn·kwest/ an official examination of facts in an attempt to discover the cause of something, esp. of a sudden or violent death: a coroner’s inquest Examples of inquestinquest Civil court proceedings were generated by inquests into letters or ' brieves ' of ' idiotry ' and furiosity. The collection contains a useful range of references to archidiaconal synods and ruridecanal chapters and inquests. We do not collect routinely information on whether inquests were conducted in public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are aware of inquests having been held in five cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must ask ourselves to what extent we can improve the conduct of inquests into such huge tragedies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second area of new claims related to the inquests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have two additional points to make about the inquests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want us to agree that all share the responsibility, and there ought not to be inquests on who was really responsible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On this occasion, there will not be any inquests if they listen to argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that period no fewer than 5,000 inquests per year on children under five years of age would be an ordinary happening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A prohibition on the holding of inquests is not set down in statute, but operates in practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What would be the purpose of fresh inquests? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vast majority of inquests are purely formal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Information on inquests on deaths in police custody is published annually. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I prefer inquests to be conducted when calm is restored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of inquest These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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