different between examination vs inquest

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French examinacion, from Latin ex?min?ti?.Morphologically examine +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæm??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: ex?am?i?na?tion

Noun

examination (countable and uncountable, plural examinations)

1. The act of examining.
2. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
3. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks.
4. Interrogation.

Derived terms

Related terms

• examine

Translations

Anagrams

• exanimation

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) enquest

Etymology

From Middle English enquest, from Old French enqueste (Modern French enquête), from Vulgar Latin inquirere, or from Medieval Latin inquesta < in + Latin quaesita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kw?st/

Noun

inquest (plural inquests)

1. A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
2. An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
3. The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
4. (rare, obsolete) enquiry; quest; search

   • the laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science

Synonyms

• inquisition

Related terms

• inquisitor
• inquisition

Translations

Anagrams

• questin