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"Inquisition" in Hindi?

Pronunciation : In`qui*si"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. inquisitio : cf. F. inquisition. See Inquire, and cf. Inquest.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In`qui*si"tion
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into. [Obs.] Milton.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913