Definition of Inquisition
Inquisition
in·qui·si·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a prolonged period of intense questioning or some form of severe investigation, or the action of conducting such an investigation;
e.g. When she returned home, she faced an inquisition from her parents as to where she had been and who she had seen.
(noun)
an organized and official investigation into or examination of something, conducted in a judicial setting, often before a jury;
e.g. The company ordered an inquisition into the findings.
(noun)
(historical) an organization or court of justice in the Roman Catholic church that was established to suppress heresy by discovering it and punishing/torturing the people involved;
e.g. Their movement was suppressed by the Inquisition and their members were punished.
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