See also:

• INQUEST (O. Fr. enqueste, modern enqueete, from Lat.inquisitum, inquirere, to inquire)

INQUEST (O. Fr. enqueste, See also:

• MODERN

modern enqueete, from See also:

• LAT

Lat.inquisitum, inquirere, to inquire)  , an inquiry, particularly a formal legal inquiry into facts . The word is now chiefly confined to the inquiry held by a See also:

• CORONER

coroner and See also:

• JURY

jury into the causes of certain deaths, in matters of treasure trove, and, in the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• LONDON

London, in cases of fires (see CORONER) . Formerly the See also:

• TERM

term was applied to many formal and See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official inquiries for fixing prices, &c .