in·qui·ry /'in-ˌkwīr-ē, in-'kwīr-ē; 'in-kwə-rē, 'iŋ-/ n pl -ries
1: a request for information
such doubt as would cause a reasonable person to make an inquiry
2: a systematic official investigation often of a matter of public interest esp. by a body (as a legislative committee) with power to compel testimony
on inquiry: having notice that inquiry should be made
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.