Inquest
In´quest
INQUEST. A body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters; as,
the inquest examined into the facts connected with the alleged murder; the
grand jury, is sometimes called the grand inquest. The judicial inquiry
itself is also called an inquest. The finding of such men, upon an
investigation, is also called an inquest or an inquisition.
2. An inquest of office was bound to find for the king upon the
direction of the court. The reason given is that the inquest concluded no
man of his right, but only gave the king an opportunity to enter so that he
could have his right tried. Moore, 730; Vaughan, 135; 3 H. VII. 10; 2 H. IV.
5; 3 Leon. 196.
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