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Meaning Of Inquisition
n.
The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination;
inspection; investigation.
n.
Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
n.
The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under
a writ of inquiry.
n.
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.