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Word: inquisition (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • an inquest
  • an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
  • a questioning

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Proper noun:

  • 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

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