LAT
inquisitio
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Lewis Short
inquīsītĭo (noun F) : inquiro
* A seeking or searching for.
* Lit.: tu cave inquisitioni mihi sis, be at hand, don't let me have to look for you, Plaut. Cas. 3, 1 fin.: novorum militum,Curt. 4, 6: corporum,Plin. 8. 30, 44, § 106.
* Transf., a searching or inquiring into, an examination.
* In gen.: veri inquisitio atque investigatio,Cic. Off. 1, 4, 13: opinionum,Quint. 3, 1, 2: nova inquisitione addiscere,Plin. 2, 46, 45, § 117.
* 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.
* A seeking or searching for.
* Lit.: tu cave inquisitioni mihi sis, be at hand, don't let me have to look for you, Plaut. Cas. 3, 1 fin.: novorum militum,Curt. 4, 6: corporum,Plin. 8. 30, 44, § 106.
* Transf., a searching or inquiring into, an examination.
* In gen.: veri inquisitio atque investigatio,Cic. Off. 1, 4, 13: opinionum,Quint. 3, 1, 2: nova inquisitione addiscere,Plin. 2, 46, 45, § 117.
* 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.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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