All 6 Uses of
inquest
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 13 chapter version
- There will have to be an inquest, of course, and you must not be mixed up in it.†
Chpt 6 *
- Finally he murmured, in a stifled voice, "Harry, did you say an inquest?†
Chpt 6
- The inquest is to take place this afternoon.†
Chpt 7
- Dorian shook his head, and a look of annoyance passed over his face at the mention of the word "inquest."†
Chpt 7
- He read the following paragraph: "INQUEST ON AN ACTRESS.†
Chpt 8
- —An inquest was held this morning at the Bell Tavern, Hoxton Road, by Mr. Danby, the District Coroner, on the body of Sibyl Vane, a young actress recently engaged at the Royal Theatre, Holborn.†
Chpt 8
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