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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconseil d'enquête
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwɔ̃sɛj dɑ̃kɛt
"Un conseil d'enquête a été nommé pour examiner l'incident."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official body convened in military or governmental organizations to investigate specific incidents, accidents, or allegations of wrongdoing.
"The military established a court of inquiry to determine the cause of the training accident." - 2
A formal investigative proceeding held by such a body.
"The court of inquiry heard testimony from multiple witnesses over the course of three weeks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English terms 'court' (from Old French 'corte', ultimately Latin 'cohors') and 'inquiry' (from Old French 'enquerre', Latin 'inquirere'). Historically established in military and legal frameworks during the 17th and 18th centuries in Great Britain to formally investigate accidents, misconduct, or operational failures.
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conseil d'enquête
Transliteration: kwɔ̃sɛj dɑ̃kɛt
"Un conseil d'enquête a été nommé pour examiner l'incident."
Untersuchungsgericht
Transliteration: ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt
"Ein Untersuchungsgericht wurde zur Klärung des Vorfalls einberufen."
commissione d'inchiesta
Transliteration: kommiˈsjɔːne diŋˈkjɛsta
"La commissione d'inchiesta ha pubblicato il suo rapporto finale."
tribunal de investigación
Transliteration: tɾibuˈnal de imbeسtigaˈsjon
"Se formó un tribunal de investigación para esclarecer los hechos."
tribunal de inquirição
Transliteration: tɾibuˈnaw dʒi ĩkiɾiˈsɐ̃w
"O tribunal de inquirição analisou todas as provas disponíveis."
जांच आयोग
Transliteration: jaanch aayog
"दुर्ghatna की जांच के लिए एक जांच आयोग गठित किया गया है।"
调查委员会
Transliteration: diàochá wěiyuánhuì
"军事法庭成立了一个调查委员会来查明事故原因。"
조사위원회
Transliteration: josawiwonhoe
"사건 진상을 규명하기 위해 조사위원회가 소집되었다."
調査委員会
Transliteration: chōsa iinkai
"事故の原因を究明するため調査委員会が設置された。"
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