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inquisición — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inquiry noun A question or request for information.
  • inquisition noun A thorough, often aggressive investigation or interrogation.

Senses

inquisición is used for these senses in English:

  • Inquisition (historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.
  • inquiry The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

inquiry — full definition

  1. noun A question or request for information.
  2. noun A formal investigation into a matter of public or legal concern.

inquisition — full definition

  1. noun A thorough, often aggressive investigation or interrogation.
  2. name The historical tribunal established by the Catholic Church to root out heresy, especially in Spain.

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