Англо-русский словарь - inquisition
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inquisition
noun
1) расследование, следствие
2) (the Inquisition) hist. инквизиция
3) мучение, пытка Syn: see inquiry
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1.
1. книж. исследование, изыскание; изучение 2. юр. расследование, следствие 3. (the I.) ист. инквизиция the Spanish I. —- испанская инквизиция 4. допрос (жестокий); пытка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
n. 1 usu. derog. an intensive search or investigation. 2 a judicial or official inquiry. 3 (the Inquisition) RC Ch. hist. an ecclesiastical tribunal for the suppression of heresy, esp. in Spain, operating through torture and execution. Derivatives inquisitional adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L inquisitio -onis examination (as INQUIRE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
noun Etymology: Middle English inquisicioun, from Anglo-French ~, from Latin ~-, inquisitio, from inquirere Date: 14th century 1. the act of inquiring ; examination 2. a judicial or official inquiry or examination usually before a jury; also the finding of the jury 3. a. capitalized a former Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heresy b. an investigation conducted with little regard for individual rights c. a severe questioning • ~al adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(inquisitions) An inquisition is an official investigation, especially one which is very thorough and uses harsh methods of questioning. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 the Inquisition the Roman Catholic organization in former times whose aim was to find and punish people who had unacceptable religious beliefs 2 a series of questions that someone asks you in a threatening or unpleasant way (When I got home I had to face a two hour inquisition from my parents about where I'd been.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1384, from O.Fr. inquisition, from L. inquisitionem (nom. inquisitio) "a searching into, legal examination," from inquirere (see inquire). The Inquisition usually means the ecclesiastical court appointed 13c. by Innocent III to suppress heresy; but the capital letter form appeared in Eng. only after 1502, and usually refers to the office's reorganization 1478-83 as what is commonly called the Spanish Inquisition. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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