| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·quest |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n kw st |
| NOUN: | 1. Law a. A judicial inquiry into a matter usually held before a jury, especially an inquiry into the cause of a death. b. A jury making such an inquiry. c. The finding based on such an inquiry. 2. An investigation or inquiry. See synonyms at inquiry. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English enqueste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *inquaes ta, thing inquired into, alteration of Latin inqusta, feminine past participle of inqurere, to inquire into. See inquire.
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