inquisition

noun · verbB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

inquisitions

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

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

inquisitions

V_ing/Gerund

inquisitioning

V_ed/pp

inquisitioned

1.
(obsolete)To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

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Đồng nghĩa

disquisition

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From fro inquisicion, from la 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.