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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inquisition \In'qui*si"tion\, noun [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.) 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inquisition \In'qui*si"tion\, verb (used with an object) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into. [Obs.] --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Inquisition
noun
1: a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
2: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "inquisition": Areopagus, analysis, assize, board, change of venue, council, court-martial, cross-examination, cross-interrogation, cross-questioning, curia, delving, direct examination, examination, forum, grilling, hearing, inquest, inquirendo, inquiring, inquiring mind, inquiry, investigation, judicatory, judicature, judiciary, jury trial, mistrial, police interrogation, probe, probing, quest, redirect examination, research, the Inquisition, the grill, third-degree, trial, trial by jury, tribunal
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