English-Thai Dictionary

inquisition

N การ สอบสวน หา ความผิด  การสืบสวน  การ พิจารณาคดี  investigation official inquiry trial kan-sob-suan-ha-kwam-phid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INQUISITION

n.s as z. [L. inquisitio, inquiro. See Inquire. ] 1. Inquiry; examination; a searching or search. Psalm 9:12.
2. Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.
3. Examination; discussion.
4. In some catholic countries, a court or tribunal established for the examination and punishment of heretics. This court was established in the twelfth century by father Dominic, who was charged by pope Innocent III. with orders to excite catholic princes and people to extirpate heretics.

 

INQUISITIONAL

a.Making inquiry; busy in inquiry.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INQUISITION

In `qui *si "tion, n. Etym: [L. inquisitio: cf. F. inquisition. See Inquire, and cf. Inquest. ]

 

1. The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation. As I could learn through earnest inquisition. Latimer. Let not search and inquisition quail To bring again these foolish runaways. Shak.

 

2. (Law ) (a ) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest. (b ) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry. Bouvier. The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county. Blackstone.

 

3. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

INQUISITION

INQUISITION In `qui *si "tion, v. t.

 

Defn: To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

INQUISITIONAL

In `qui *si "tion *al, a. Etym: [LL. inquisitionalis.]

 

Defn: Relating to inquiry or inquisition; inquisitorial; also, of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Inquisition. All the inquisitional rigor. .. executed upon books. Milton.

 

INQUISITIONARY

In `qui *si "tion *a *ry, (, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inquisitionnaire.] [R.]

 

Defn: Inquisitional.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inquisition

in qui si tion |ˌinkwiˈziSHən, ˌiNG- ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation: she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help. • historical a judicial or official inquiry. • the verdict or finding of an official inquiry. 2 ( the Inquisition ) an ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c. 1232 for the suppression of heresy. It was active chiefly in northern Italy and southern France, becoming notorious for the use of torture. In 1542 the papal Inquisition was re-established to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government. See also Spanish Inquisition. DERIVATIVES in qui si tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a searching examination ): via Old French from Latin inquisitio (n- ) ‘examination, ’ from the verb inquirere (see inquire ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inquisition

in |qui |si ¦tion |ɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a period of prolonged and intensive questioning: she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help. • historical a judicial or official inquiry. 2 ( the Inquisition ) an ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c. 1232 for the suppression of heresy. It was active chiefly in northern Italy and southern France, becoming notorious for the use of torture. In 1542 the papal Inquisition was revived to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government. See also Spanish Inquisition. DERIVATIVES inquisitional adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a searching examination ): via Old French from Latin inquisitio (n- )‘examination ’, from the verb inquirere (see enquire ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inquisition

inquisition noun what started as a few friendly questions soon turned into a not-so-friendly inquisition: interrogation, questioning, quizzing, cross-examination; investigation, inquiry, inquest, hearing; informal grilling; Law examination.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inquisition

inquisition noun she sat down opposite him and started on her inquisition: interrogation, questioning, quizzing, cross-examination, cross-questioning, catechism; investigation, enquiry, inquest, fact-finding; informal grilling, pumping, giving someone the third degree; Law examination.

 

Duden Dictionary

Inquisition

In qui si ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Inquisiti o n |die Inquisition; Genitiv: der Inquisition, Plural: die Inquisitionen lateinisch inquisitio = (gerichtliche ) Untersuchung 1 ohne Plural (vom 12. bis 18. Jahrhundert, besonders während der Gegenreformation ) als Einrichtung der katholischen Kirche wirkendes, mit großer Härte und grausamen Untersuchungsmethoden gegen Abtrünnige, Ketzer vorgehendes Gericht 1a jahrhundertelang hat die Inquisition Ketzer verfolgt, verurteilt, verbrannt 2 Untersuchung der Inquisition 1 die grausamen Inquisitionen in Spanien | figurativ sich einer Inquisition (einem strengen Verhör ) unterwerfen müssen

 

Inquisitionsgericht

In qui si ti ons ge richt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Inquisiti o nsgericht |eine Inquisition 2 durchführendes Gericht 1b

 

Inquisitionsmaxime

In qui si ti ons ma xi me Substantiv, feminin Rechtswissenschaft , die |Inquisiti o nsmaxime |die Inquisitionsmaxime; Genitiv: der Inquisitionsmaxime strafprozessualer Grundsatz, nach dem der Richter selbst ein Strafverfahren einleitet

 

Inquisitionsprozess

In qui si ti ons pro zess Substantiv, maskulin Rechtswissenschaft , der |Inquisiti o nsprozess |der Inquisitionsprozess; Genitiv: des Inquisitionsprozesses, Plural: die Inquisitionsprozesse gerichtliche Eröffnung und Durchführung eines Strafprozesses aufgrund der Inquisitionsmaxime

 

French Dictionary

inquisition

inquisition n. f. nom féminin Examen malveillant. : Pourquoi cette inquisition des inspecteurs de l ’impôt? SYNONYME investigation .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inquisition

in qui si tion /ɪ̀ŋkwɪzɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 〖the I- 〗異端審問, 宗教裁判 〘カトリックで異端思想弾圧のために行われた 〙▸ the Spanish Inquisition スペインの異端審問 ｟1480 --1834 ｠.2 C «…についての » 尋問, 詰問, (厳しい )取り調べ «into » .3 U C (徹底的な )探求, 究明 .