inquisition

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
2. (countable, sometimes, uncountable) An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
3. (countable, uncountable) An inquest.
4. (countable, uncountable) A questioning.
5. (countable, uncountable) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

Verb

To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

Conceptes

inquisició

investigació

interrogatori

Sinònims

investigation

inquest

inquiry

examination

exam

mark

penitentiary

question

❓

quiz

survey

test

trial

Inquisition

oyer

observation

research

cross examination

official inquiry

hearing

interrogative

interrogatory

interview

Traduccions

inquisition

inquisizione

inquisición

ανάκριση

εξέταση

Inquisition

investigación

Untersuchung

inquisitie

inquisição

investigation

recherche

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere. The sense implying persecution is influenced by the name of the Spanish Inquisition, which is a cardinal exemplar of government inquisitions that give inquisitions a bad name.