Inquiry :: Inquiry (n.) The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Inquiry :: Inquiry (n.) Search for truth, information, or knoledge; examination into facts or principles; research; invextigation; as, physical inquiries..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) 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..