All 4 Uses of
inquest
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Under these circumstances the young man was instantly arrested, and a verdict of 'wilful murder' having been returned at the inquest on Tuesday, he was on Wednesday brought before the magistrates at Ross, who have referred the case to the next Assizes.†
Chpt 4
- There are one or two minor points which were brought out in the inquest, and which are worth considering.†
Chpt 4 *
- I rang the bell and called for the weekly county paper, which contained a verbatim account of the inquest.†
Chpt 4
- You were yourself struck by the nature of the injury as recorded by the surgeon at the inquest.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(inquest) a formal inquiry or investigation -- typically into the cause of an undesirable event -- often an investigation of an unexpected death