formal inquiry
1formal verdict — noun (law) 1. One in which the jury follows the judge s directions 2. In a fatal accident inquiry, a finding that involves no apportioning of blame (Scot) • • • Main Entry: ↑formal formal verdict see under ↑formal • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
2Inquiry — For other uses, see Public inquiry and Enquiry character. An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment …
3inquiry — enquire, enquiry, inquire, inquiry The forms in en and in have long been largely interchangeable. At present the in forms are dominant in all meanings in AmE, whereas in BrE there is a tendency to prefer the in forms for official or formal types… …
4Formal proof — See also: mathematical proof, proof theory, and axiomatic system A formal proof or derivation is a finite sequence of sentences (called well formed formulas in the case of a formal language) each of which is an axiom or follows from the… …
5formal system — In logic, a formal language together with a deductive apparatus by which some well formed formulas can be derived from others. Each formal system has a formal language composed of primitive symbols that figure in certain rules of formation… …
6inquiry — in·quir·y || ɪnkwÉ™rɪ /ɪn kwaɪərɪ n. exploration, questioning, investigation; formal investigation, inquest; question …
7Narrative inquiry — emerged as a discipline within the broader field of qualitative research. It is an approach to understanding/researching the way people make meaning of their lives as narratives, linked fields are narrative analysis, narratology and life writing …
8coronial inquiry — /kəroʊniəl ɪnˈkwaɪri/ (say kuhrohneeuhl in kwuyree) noun a formal inquiry held by a coroner in cases where a death may have occurred from other than natural causes, to determine the cause of death and whether, as a consequence, further… …
9Committee for Skeptical Inquiry — The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), formerly known as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), is a program within the U.S. non profit organization CFI, whose stated purpose is to encourage the… …
10Bloody Sunday Inquiry — The Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville inquiry, was established in 1998 by Prime Minister Tony Blair after campaigns by families of those killed and injured in Derry on Bloody Sunday for a second inquiry. The inquiry was set up to… …
