Inquest is a legal term referring to an official INQUIRY into the cause of a death. ANALYSIS, ASSIZE, DELVING, INQUISITION, PROBING, RESEARCH, INSPECTION, EXAMINATION, INVESTIGATION, JUDGMENT, TEST, QUESTION, CHECK, SEARCH, INQUIRY, and PROBE are all related terms that can be used to describe the process of an inquest. ANALYSIS is the process of breaking down and studying the components of a situation, while ASSIZE is a court session held to try civil and criminal cases. DELVING is the act of searching deeply for information, while INQUISITION is a formal INVESTIGATION, often conducted with harsh methods. PROBING is the act of asking questions in order to gain information, while RESEARCH is the systematic INVESTIGATION into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. INSPECTION is the act of examining something closely, while EXAMINATION is the act of testing someone's knowledge or abilities. INVESTIGATION is the process of researching and analyzing a situation in order to discover the truth, while JUDGMENT is the act of forming an opinion or conclusion. TEST is the act of subjecting someone or something to a series of questions or experiments in order to determine their nature or quality, while QUESTION is the act of asking for information. CHECK is the act of verifying or correcting something, while SEARCH is the act of looking for something. INQUIRY is the act of asking for information, while PROBE is the act of investigating something in detail.