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  • His daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sonia Hyde, told the inquest that Mr. Hyde was a very intelligent and thoughtful man, though emotionally scarred by his wartime experiences.  (source)
  • It is a NATIONAL INQUEST into the conduct of public men.  (source)
  • All you have to concentrate on is your statement at the inquest.  (source)
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  • After all, people don't like a Coroner's Inquest, even if the Coroner did acquit me of all blame!  (source)
    Inquest = formal investigation
  • Inquests of stunning objectivity were held and Annie learned for the first time how facts could be so subtly rearranged to render different truths.†  (source)
    Inquests = formal investigations
  • When Michaelis's testimony at the inquest brought to light Wilson's suspicions of his wife I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade — but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word.  (source)
    inquest = formal investigation
  • My mother wanted to make an officer of me; my father, a sub-deacon; my aunt, a councillor of inquests; my grandmother, prothonotary to the king; my great aunt, a treasurer of the short robe,—and I have made myself an outcast.†  (source)
    inquests = formal investigations
  • If we do not act properly and wisely, there may be an inquest, and that paper would have to be produced.  (source)
    inquest = formal investigation into a death
  • However, even inquests went out of vogue at last, and ceased to torture Tom's conscience.†  (source)
    inquests = formal investigations
  • "I'm afraid there will be an inquest, Mrs. Griffen," he said.†  (source)
    inquest = formal investigation
  • It seemed to Tom that his schoolmates never would get done holding inquests on dead cats, and thus keeping his trouble present to his mind.†  (source)
    inquests = formal investigations
  • To be absolutely certain the body was Booth's, Stanton ordered an inquest and autopsy.†  (source)
    inquest = formal investigation
  • Sid noticed that Tom never was coroner at one of these inquiries, though it had been his habit to take the lead in all new enterprises; he noticed, too, that Tom never acted as a witness—and that was strange; and Sid did not overlook the fact that Tom even showed a marked aversion to these inquests, and always avoided them when he could.†  (source)
    inquests = formal investigations
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