inquests

英 [ˈɪnkwɛsts]

美 [ˈɪnˌkwɛsts]

n.  死因审理; 验尸; 勘验; (对失败的事进行的)讨论
inquest的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (调查死因的)讯问
  When aninquestis held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause.
  1. The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.
     对他们死因的讯问昨天在恩尼斯基林进行。
• N-COUNT (失败原因的)调查,查究
  You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as aninquest.
  1. His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.
     昨晚政党领袖就选举惨败原因进行调查时,他提出了申辩。

双语例句

• The scheme assigns barristers and solicitors to advise defendants facing extradition and to represent persons who are at risk of criminal prosecution as a result of giving incriminating evidence in coroner's inquests.
  当值律师计划又安排大律师和律师为面临引渡的被告提供法律意见；担任在死因研讯中作证而可能导致被刑事检控的人士的代表律师；
• And ( 7) records of inquests and records made on the scene.
  勘验笔录、现场笔录。
• It is a kind of language art in which the objects are crimes, inquests and the social lives connecting with them.
  它是以作案、断案或与之相关的社会生活为主要表现对象，以叙述和描写为主要表现方式的一种语言艺术。
• Former royal coroner Michael Burgess stepped down from heading the inquests in July citing a "heavy and constant" workload.
  前皇家验尸官迈克尔·伯吉斯是第一位止步于戴妃死因调查的人，他辞职的理由是“沉重和持久不变的工作”。
• The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall apply to court clerks, interpreters, expert witnesses and persons who conduct inquests.
  前两款规定，适用于书记员、翻译人员、鉴定人、勘验人。
• But all these inquests ever really seem to do is protect the cops.
  但整场调查似乎都在保护警察。