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Meaning of 'inquisition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inquisition [ n.]
- The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
- Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
- The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
- 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.
2 . Inquisition [ v. t.]
- To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into.

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inquartation inquest inquiet inquietation inquietness inquietude inquiline inquinate inquination inquirable

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