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

N-COUNT (调查死因的)讯问
When an inquest is 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 an inquest .
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。

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And ( 7) records of inquests and records made on the scene.
勘验笔录、现场笔录。
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。
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 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；
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。
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。