INQUEST

inquest

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inquest. 1. An inquiry by a coroner or medical examiner, sometimes with the aid of a jury, into the manner of death of a person who has died under suspicious circumstances, or who has died in prison. — Also termed coroner’s inquest; inquisition after death. [Cases: Coroners 9; Homicide 1110. C.J.S. Coroners and Medical Examiners […]

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inquest

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inquest n. (1)验尸调查；死因调查 由验尸官〔coroner〕或法医〔medical examiner〕对被人杀害、猝死、死于狱中或在其他可疑情况下死亡者的死亡情况进行的调查，有时由陪审团协助其进行。 (2)调查陪审团的调查 专为调查某一特定事项而召集的陪审团对该事项所作的调查。 (3)调查陪审团的裁决 (4)在被告缺席后为确定对原告的损害赔偿金而进行的程序

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