Collocations for inquest - noun
VERB + inquest
conduct,
hold
order
The court ordered a fresh inquest into the tragedy.
order
The court ordered a fresh inquest into the tragedy.
open,
reopen
adjourn (BrE)
attend
adjourn (BrE)
attend
inquest + VERB
open
hear sth
An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday.
hear sth
An elderly woman froze to death, an inquest heard yesterday.
decide sth,
find sth
An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose.
An inquest found that the deceased had died of a drugs overdose.
return a verdict
The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
PREPOSITION
at a/the inquest
A verdict of suicide was recorded at the inquest.
A verdict of suicide was recorded at the inquest.
inquest into
an inquest into the team's poor performance
an inquest into the team's poor performance
inquest on
an inquest on three fishermen
an inquest on three fishermen