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English noun: Inquisition | |||
| 1. | Inquisition (group) a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | court, judicature, tribunal | ||
| Instance hyponym | Congregation of the Inquisition, Roman Inquisition, Spanish Inquisition | ||
| 2. | inquisition (communication) a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examination, interrogation, interrogatory | ||
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