Inquisition

Definition of Inquisition

In`qui`si´tion
n.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) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
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.
v. t.1.To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

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