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Inquisition - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Inquisition : (noun)
1: a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820)
created to discover and suppress heresy [syn: Inquisition]
2: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or
privacy of individuals)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Inquisition : \In`qui*si"tion\, v. t.
To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into. [Obs.]
--Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Inquisition : \In`qui*si"tion\, n. [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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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INQUISITION, practice. An examination of certain facts by a jury impanelled
by the sheriff for the purpose; the instrument of writing on which their
decision is made is also called an inquisition. The sheriff or coroner and
the jury who make the inquisition, are called the inquest.
2. AnInquisition : on an untimely death, if omitted by the coroner, may
be taken by justices of gaol delivery and oyer and terminer. or of the
peace, but it must be done publicly and openly, otherwise it will be
quashed. Inquisitions either of the coroner, or of the other jurisdictions,
are traversable. 1 Burr. 18, 19.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Inquisition |
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Welshracer: RT @Cardinal_Fang: @Welshracer NOOOOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! @TiernanDouieb YIKES |
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Cardinal_Fang: @Welshracer NOOOOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! |
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Welshracer: @TiernanDouieb I might have the Spanish Inquisition contact email somewhere - ah yes it's - youneverexpect@gmail.com |
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