INQUISITION

inquisition

(noun) a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

Inquisition

(noun) a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

inquisition (countable and uncountable, plural inquisitions)

an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter

an inquest

a questioning

The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

Verb

inquisition (third-person singular simple present inquisitions, present participle inquisitioning, simple past and past participle inquisitioned)

(obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

Proper noun

Inquisition

(historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

(by extension) A harsh or rigorous interrogation that violates the rights of an individual.

Source: Wiktionary

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In`qui*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. inquisitio : cf. F. inquisition. See Inquire, and cf. Inquest.]

1. The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation. As I could learn through earnest inquisition. Latimer. Let not search and inquisition quail To bring again these foolish runaways. Shak.

2. (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest. (b) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry. Bouvier. The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county. Blackstone.

3. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy.

In`qui*si"tion, v. t.

Definition: To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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