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title: inquest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inquest» in the school dictionary: An official inquiry by a court, led by a coroner, to find out why and how a person died, when the death was sudden or unexplained. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inquest

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**Who acts:** official inquiry, person, death, court, long discussion, coroner · **What happens:** lead, find out, die, be, inquire, go · **To what, where:** official inquiry, inquest, accident, families · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inquest» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [inquest in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inquest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An official inquiry by a court, led by a coroner, to find out why and how a person died, when the death was sudden or unexplained.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:m1:1
# text = An official inquiry by a court, led by a coroner, to find out why and how a person died, when the death was sudden or unexplained.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	inquiry	inquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coroner	coroner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	27	advmod	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
27	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	parataxis	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	unexplained	unexplained	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | participle |  | a official inquiry by a court *not said here* |  |  |  | by a coroner | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by coroner=Destination |
| 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | a official inquiry by a court |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **die** | past | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **is** | past | the death |  |  |  |  | sudden *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | the death *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **inquire** |  | a court |  |  |  |  |  | nom inquiry «cognition transitive»: by=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long discussion after something has gone wrong to find out why: a post-match inquest.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:m2:1
# text = A long discussion after something has gone wrong to find out why: a post-match inquest.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	post-match	post-match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · perfect | a long discussion after something |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find out** | to-infinitive | a long discussion after something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inquest will be held into the accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:x1:1
# text = An inquest will be held into the accident.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | future · passive |  | a inquest |  | the accident |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coroner leads the inquest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:x2:1
# text = The coroner leads the inquest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coroner	coroner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | the coroner | the inquest |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inquest=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The inquest found that the death was an accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:x3:1
# text = The inquest found that the death was an accident.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the inquest |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the death | a accident |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the defeat, the team held an inquest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:x4:1
# text = After the defeat, the team held an inquest.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the team | a inquest |  |  | after the defeat |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inquest=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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An inquest helps families understand what happened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:x5:1
# text = An inquest helps families understand what happened.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj	_	_
7	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a inquest | families |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **understand** | infinitive | families *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inquest was opened and adjourned.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inquest:x6:1
# text = The inquest was opened and adjourned.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inquest	inquest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	adjourned	adjourn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past · passive |  | the inquest |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **adjourn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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