inquest

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• /ˈɪŋkwɛst/
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From Middle English enquest, from Old French enqueste (Modern French enquête), from Vulgar Latin inquirere, or from Medieval Latin inquesta < in + Latin quaesita.

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: дознание (doznanie) — investigation into the cause of a death
• Bulgarian: следствие (sledstvie) — investigation into the cause of a death
• Chinese Mandarin: 死因研訊 /死因研讯 — investigation into the cause of a death
• Esperanto: enketo — investigation into the cause of a death
• German: Untersuchung der Todesursache — investigation into the cause of a death
• Greek: ανάκριση περί θανάτου (anákrisi perí thanátou) — investigation into the cause of a death
• Indonesian: inkues — investigation into the cause of a death
• Malay: inkues — investigation into the cause of a death
• Māori: uiuitanga matewhawhati — investigation into the cause of a death
• Spanish: pesquisa judicial — investigation into the cause of a death
• Welsh: trengholiad — investigation into the cause of a death
• Finnish: kuolemansyyn selvittämislautakunta — jury hearing an inquest into the cause of death
• Finnish: kuolinselvitys — result of an inquest into the cause of death
• Greek: έκθεση αιτίων θανάτου (ékthesi aitíon thanátou) — result of an inquest into the cause of death