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How to pronounce inquisition in English?

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Type Words
Type of judicature, court, tribunal
Type Words
Type of examination, interrogatory, interrogation

Examples of inquisition

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Life is precious and there is need of great inquisition before it is taken away.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The inquisition of Goa is seen as a blot in the history of the Konkani language.
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We do not often drag 84-year-old men before a nationally televised inquisition.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Of course, after the grand inquisition, we probably had a 15-minute conversation.
From the washingtontimes.com
This was the sort of inquisition they had been warned about and England delivered.
From the nzherald.co.nz
An estimated 151,723 volumes were destroyed by the inquisition in this period.
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To express heretical thoughts is to invite the attention of a secular inquisition.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Unfortunately, not every story lends itself to Gordon's drive-by inquisition.
From the washingtonpost.com
The wikipedia is an an encyclopedia, not a dictionary or a legal inquisition.
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More examples
  • A former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
  • A severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
  • (inquisitor) a questioner who is excessively harsh
  • (inquisitor) an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
  • The terms Inquisition, Catholic Inquisition,or Holy Catholic Inquisition can apply to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics (or other offenders against canon law) within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
  • Inquisition was a punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. They significantly influenced the local scene, and several members went on to form other bands such as Strike Anywhere, River City High, and Ann Beretta.
  • The band Inquisition was formed in 1988 in Cali, Colombia by Dagon. The band started as a thrash metal act, and in 1994 evolved into raw black metal.
  • Inquisition is a single by the band Skinny Puppy. The song "Inquisition" was from their album Last Rights.
  • Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin off from its sister show, Stargate SG-1. ...