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inquest
Universal Words
into sth(
1 an official investigation to find out the cause of sb's death, especially when it has not happened naturally:
An inquest was held to discover the cause of death. * a coroner's inquest into his death * At the inquest they heard that the car had driven off after the accident.
2 a discussion about sth that has failed:
An inquest was held on the team's poor performance.
