INQUEST
Definition (1910 Edition)
INOFFICIOUS TESTAMENT. A will not in accordance with the testator’s natural affection and moral duties. Williams, Ex’rs, - (7th Ed.) 38; Stein v. Wilzinski, 4 Redf.
1. A body of men appointed? by law to inquire into certain matters. ‘The grand jury is sometimes calied the “grand: inquest.”
1. A body of men appointed? by law to inquire into certain matters. ‘The grand jury is sometimes calied the “grand: inquest.”
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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