Enquete
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In canon law. An examination of witnesses in the presence of a judge authorized to sit for this purpose, taken in writing, to be used as evidence in the trial of a cause. The day of hearing must be specified in a notice to the opposite party. 9 Low. (U. S.) 392. It may be opened in some cases, before the trial. 10 Low. (U. S.) 19.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
or ENQUEST.
In canon law. An examination of witnesses, taken down in writing, by or before an authorized judge, for the purpose of gathering testimony to be used on a trial.