Inquest

n. formal legal investigation (especially seeking a cause of death); jury assembled to participate in an inquest; results of an inquest; research, investigation

In common law jurisdictions that have a coroner system, an inquest is a formal process of state investigation. A common type of inquest is a medical examination of any cause of death under suspicious circumstances. Larger inquests can be held into disasters, or into cases of corruption.The inquest, as a means of settling a matter of fact, developed in Scandanavia and the Carolingian Empire before the end of the tenth century. It was the method of gathering the survey data for the Domesday Book in England after the Norman conquest.In European civil law systems, there is no procedure similar to an inquest.
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InQuest Gamer was a prominent monthly gaming magazine that was published from 1995 to 2007. Originally, the magazine was named InQuest and focused solely on collectible card games (CCGs); InQuest, along with its competitor Scrye, were the two major CCG magazines. Later, the magazine changed its focus to cover a wider range of games, including role-playing games, computer and video games, collectible miniature games, board games, and others. The magazine was published by Wizard Entertainment (not to be confused with Wizards of the Coast, which produced its own CCG magazine, The Duelist).
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Noun
1. an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
(hypernym) inquiry, enquiry

(n.)
The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.
  

(n.)
Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death.
  

(n.)
Inquiry; quest; search.
  

(n.)
A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand.
  

Obs. an investigation by Royal officials, usually into tax matters.