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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
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
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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