inquests
n. <律>审讯,审理( inquest的名词复数 )
When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause.
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。
You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest .
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。