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	inquest inquest in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. The most usual form of inquest today is that conducted by the coroner to discover the cause of a death that was sudden, violent, or... Read more
	Domesday Book Domesday Book , record of a general census of England made (1085-86) by order of William I (William the Conqueror). The survey ascertained the economic resources of most of the country for purposes of more accurate taxation. Royal agents took the evidence of local men in each hundred (county subdi... Read more
	Elizabeth I Elizabeth I 1533-1603, queen of England (1558-1603). Early Life The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in 1544 Parliament reestablished her in the succession after her half brother, Edward (later E... Read more
	William Walker William Walker 1824-60, American filibuster in Nicaragua, b. Nashville, Tenn. Walker, a qualified doctor, a lawyer, and a journalist by the time he was 24, sought a more adventurous career. After a short stay in San Francisco, his filibustering expeditions began with an invasion of Lower California... Read more
	William Carleton William Carleton 1794-1869, Irish author. His Traits and Stories of Irish Peasantry (5 vol., 1830-33) realistically depicts his own rural youth. This was followed by Tales of Ireland (1834), Fardorougha the Miser (1839), and The Black Prophet (1847). Bibliography: See study by B. Kiel... Read more
	Inquisition Inquisition , tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church established for the investigation of heresy. The Medieval Inquisition In the early Middle Ages investigation of heresy was a duty of the bishops. Alarmed especially by the spread of Albigensianism (see Albigenses ), the popes issued incr... Read more
	coroner coroner , judicial officer responsible for investigating deaths occurring through violence or under suspicious circumstances. The office has been traced to the late 12th cent. Originally the coroner's duties were primarily to maintain records of criminal justice and to take custody of all royal prop... Read more
	Zenko Suzuki Zenko Suzuki 1911-2004, Japanese politican. A founder of the ruling Liberal Democratic party (1955), he became prime minister on the death of Masayoshi Ohira (1980). Criticism from within the party and a failure to reinvigorate the economy resulted in his resignation (1982). He was succeeded by... Read more
	Warren Commission Warren Commission popular name given to the U.S. Commission to Report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, established (Nov. 29, 1963) by executive order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The commission, which was given unrestricted investigating powers, was directed to evaluate all t... Read more
	commedia dell'arte commedia dell'arte , popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to the 18th cent. Characters of the Commedia Dell'Arte The characters or "masks," in spite of changes over the years, retained much of their original f... Read more

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	The Old Firm will never enjoy any real success in Europe when teams like Zenit can spend pounds 24m on one player. But losing to Kaunas and Aalborg is.. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE; EXCLUSIVE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INQUEST AAL OVER The National view Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray slams the Euro failures by Celtic and Rangers that have contributed to Scottish football being the laughing stock of Europe.(Sport) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 11/27/2008; 700+ words ; ...single season. A total of 13 European fixtures for Celtic, Rangers, Hibs, Motherwell and Queen of the South brought a miserable total of five goals. Two Scottish sides, Celtic and Queens, have gone out to Danish opposition. Hibs exited the Intertoto...
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	Tennis: Ecuador's young guns shame Brit-flops.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 7/17/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...sharper relief Greg Rusedski's failure against the same player on Friday...without grace simply compounded the miserable conclusion to what should have...hands last night as the latest inquest into the failure of Britain's finest began.
	Cricket: Knight to get say in England inquest.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/19/2007; 686 words ; ...ECB actually want to get to the bottom of the causes of this miserable winter for English cricket. Certainly naming Knight on the...retained a positive yet level-headed composure come success or failure and he will not be pressurised into towing the party line...
	What a shambles. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/13/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...because of equipment failure, it has been a miserable affair. The disappointment...preliminary rounds and the failure of European javelin...second consecutive failure after the disqualification...t, and ask why.' Inquests will not be exclusively...
	BLACK & WHITE.. AND DEAD ALL OVER; Toon survival all an illusion.(Features) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/18/2009; 700+ words ; ...witness a season of chaos and failure come to a fittingly miserable conclusion on home soil. Empty...we look again at the shocking failure during the transfer window to...leading clubs in England. The inquest on Saturday centred on referee...
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	Car crash led to death of motorist, 84 Newspaper article from: Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK); 4/11/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...was our treat." An inquest at Hartshill yesterday...the crash was wet and miserable. There was also extra...Manchester, told the inquest he had signalled to...death was breathing failure due to chronic obstructive...and rib fracture. The inquest heard how Mr Johnson...
	'Outgunned by the Taleban' Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 2/16/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...grenade launchers. The inquest heard how the British...Prime Minister, the miserable and parsimonious Gordon...but largely blamed a failure of operational tactics...companies." The second inquest in Trowbridge, Wiltshire...equipment." After the inquest, L-Cpl Redpath...
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