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inquest

in.quest \'in-.kwest\ n [ME, fr. OF enqueste, fr. (assumed) VL inquaestus, 
   pp. of inquae]rere to inquire 1a: a judicial or official inquiry or 
   examination esp. before a jury  1b: a body of men (as a jury) assembled to 
   hold such an inquiry  1c: the finding of the jury upon such inquiry or the 
   document recording it  2: INQUIRY, INVESTIGATION