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    Inquisition , n. [L. inquisitio : cf. F. inquisition.  See Inquire, and cf. Inquest.]
    1. The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
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      As I could learn through earnest inquisition.
      Latimer.

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      Let not search and inquisition quail
      To bring again these foolish runaways.
      Shak.

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    2. (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest. (b) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
      Bouvier.

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      The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.
      Blackstone.

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    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.
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    Inquisition, v. t. To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into. [Obs.]
    Milton.

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