All 4 Uses of
inquest
in
And Then There Were None
- After all, people don't like a Coroner's Inquest, even if the Coroner did acquit me of all blame!
p. 4..5inquest = formal investigation
- For an inquest it couldn't have gone better.
p. 4..6
- At the inquest the Coroner exonerated me.
p. 60..4
- Was that why he had gone off after the inquest so hurriedly?
p. 209..5 *inquest = formal investigationeditor's notes: This is Vera recalling Hugo's actions.
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