inquest

inchiesta giudiziaria

Indagine ufficiale per accertare le cause di un fatto, soprattutto della morte di una persona.

In inglese semplice: An official investigation to find out why something happened, especially how someone died.

• The inquest begins tomorrow.
• Witnesses gave evidence at the inquest into the accident.
• The coroner ordered an inquest to establish how she died.

Come si usa: an inquest into something (An inquest into the death will begin next week.)

Sinonimi: inquiry, investigation

Espressioni comuni: hold an inquest, inquest into something, coroner's inquest