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inquisitio

inquisitio, a seeking, searching, examination, investigation

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inquisitionem Noun: feminine accusative singular of inquisitio

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inquīsītĭo, ōnis, f. [inquiro], a seeking or searching for.
  • I Lit.: tu cave inquisitioni (in quaesitione PHI) mihi sis, be at hand, don’t let me have to look for you, Plaut. Cas. 3, 1 fin. (530): novorum militum, Curt. 4, 6: corporum, Plin. 8. 30, 44, § 106.—
  • II Transf., a searching or inquiring into, an examination.
    • A In gen.: veri inquisitio atque investigatio, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 13: opinionum, Quint. 3, 1, 2: nova inquisitione addiscere, Plin. 2, 46, 45, § 117. —
    • B In partic., a seeking for proofs or grounds in support of an accusation, a legal inquisition, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 14: candidati, id. Mur. 21, 44: annua, for which a year is allowed, Tac. A. 13, 43; cf. Gai. Inst. 2, 44: postulare inquisitionem in aliquem, Plin. Ep. 3, 9: dare inquisitionem alicui, id. ib. 5, 20: agere inquisitionem, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18.

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