inquest
/ˈɪŋkwɛst/ 名词 C1中文： 死因研讯
- A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
- An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
- The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
- Prosecutorial proceeding on whether or not a warrantless arrestee is charged with an offense.
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As I read the evidence at the inquest, which led up to a verdict of willful murder against some person or persons unknown, I realized more clearly than I had ever done the loss which the community had sustained by the death of Sherlock Holmes.
At the risk of telling a twice-told tale, I will recapitulate the facts as they were known to the public at the conclusion of the inquest.
So much for his recent history as it came out at the inquest.
“There has been an inquest,” said I, “and a good many fresh facts have come out.
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