Definition for Inquisition:

• The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

Synonyms for Inquisition:

• n.

  •
  • poll,
  • query,
  • survey,
  • leading question,
  • questionnaire,
  • trial,
  • rhetorical question.
  •
  • investigate.
  •communication (noun)
  • inquisition.
  •council (noun)
  • assembly,
  • symposium,
  • quorum,
  • body,
  • committee,
  • caucus,
  • convention,
  • panel,
  • league,
  • council,
  • coalition,
  • cadre,
  • board,
  • cabinet,
  • congregation,
  • summit,
  • legislature,
  • conference,
  • parliament,
  • congress,
  • forum,
  • meeting,
  • chamber,
  • faction.
  •enquiry (noun)
  • exploration.
  •examination (noun)
  • make ups,
  • cross-examinations,
  • the eyen,
  • onceover,
  • blue books,
  • ex amination,
  • crossexamination,
  • grillings,
  • legworks,
  • once over,
  • re-view,
  • the eyne,
  • re view,
  • perlustrations,
  • the eyes,
  • dis section,
  • dis sections,
  • writtens,
  • cross examination,
  • dis-section,
  • ex-amination,
  • re views,
  • ex aminations,
  • crossexaminations,
  • re-views,
  • cross examinations,
  • ex-aminations,
  • dis-sections.
  •fishing expedition (noun)
  • fishing trips,
  • fishing-expedition.
  •hunt (noun)
  • look-sees,
  • looksee,
  • looksees,
  • look sees,
  • friskings,
  • pryings,
  • snoopings,
  • sportings,
  • pursuings,
  • pursuances,
  • coursings,
  • trailings,
  • houndings.
  •quest (noun)
  • pilgrimmages,
  • pursuals.
  •question (noun)
  • wringer,
  • wringers,
  • questions.
  •questioning (noun)
  • questioning.
  •research (noun)
  • re search,
  • r d,
  • re-searches,
  • re searches.
  •third degree (noun)
  • cross interrogation,
  • cross-questionings,
  • cross questionings,
  • cross-interrogations,
  • cross interrogations,
  • crossinterrogations,
  • crossquestionings,
  • crossquestioning,
  • cross questioning,
  • crossinterrogation.
  •witch hunt (noun)
  • treasure hunts.

• v.

  •grill (verb)
  • crossexamine,
  • inter-viewed,
  • putting the pressure on,
  • gave third degree,
  • inter view,
  • gives third degree,
  • inter-view,
  • putting pressure on,
  • puts screws to,
  • inter-viewing,
  • giving third degree,
  • gives the third degree,
  • gave the third degree,
  • give third degree,
  • inter viewing,
  • putting the screws to,
  • puts the pressure on,
  • inter viewed,
  • putting screws to,
  • inter views,
  • puts pressure on,
  • puts the screws to,
  • giving the third degree,
  • inter-views.

• Other synonyms:

  •brutality
  • cruelty.

Inquisition Sentence Examples:

• Abandoning any further inquisition for the present, she let the talk naturally fall upon the books scattered about the tables.

• Never has a prisoner of the Inquisition seen either the accusation against himself, or any other.

Hyponym for Inquisition:

• n.

  • communication
    examination, interrogatory, interrogation.
  • group
    court, tribunal, judicature.