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INQUEST (O. Fr. enqueste,
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modern enqueete, from
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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
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coroner and
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jury into the causes of certain deaths, in matters of treasure trove, and, in the
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city of
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London, in cases of fires (see CORONER) . Formerly the
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term was applied to many formal and
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official inquiries for fixing prices, &c .

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