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# inquisition

noun

«inquisition» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

### Meaning

A long, hard, official questioning or investigation. It is also the name of a harsh church court of the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inquisition/#m1)

### Examples

- He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead. (Writings JOB.34.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inquisition/#x1)
- And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree; and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. (Writings EST.2.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inquisition/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inquisition» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inquisition/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inquisition» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/inquisition.html) on Mova free.