(n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination; inspection; investigation.
(n.) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.
(n.) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
(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.
(v. t.) To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fifa 15 is on the way; Dragon Age Inquisition and Hardline too.
(2) At the same time, it is important for our enjoyment of Bake Off that the insouciance does not go all the way (the inquisitive camera, for example, captures Ian’s set jaw, betraying his iron will).
(3) There’s also Birdsong, an e-commerce platform selling high-quality products made by women’s charities – and Curiosity Club, an education venture which wants to cultivate an inquisitive nature and passion for learning in children from less privileged socioeconomic backgrounds.
(4) • Gather inquisitive and reflective people around you.
(5) But in the media storm that followed it was not the inflammatory preachers but the programme-makers who found themselves subject to an inquisition.
(6) It puts you into an inquisitive, exploratory frame of mind.
(7) James Murdoch and the Guardian article in 2009 Ofcom again raps Murdoch for not being more inquisitive, as it believes a responsible chief executive faced with serious allegations should have done.
(8) He remains available for the occasional newspaper interview with a friendly proprietor and, at conference time, finds time for a 20-minute breakfast inquisition.
(9) A lot of students thought of this as a new inquisition, a witch hunt,” Deleon recalls.
(10) Clinical pathology officially began when inquisitive physicians in the nineteenth century sought explanations for the diseases they observed in their patients.
(11) The prosecution played the inquisition; the judge played its enthusiastic helper; the defence attorneys played the fool; and only the defendants themselves played it straight, giving pointed political speeches at the end of their ridiculous ordeal.
(12) Then maybe you might even avoid being called by the Inquisition for an 'assessment' of whether you have the Devil's mark or a third nipple or any other sign that you are a heretical 'scrounger'.
(13) "Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition" says Palin, ever the showman.
(14) He went to Spain, where he served as personal physician to Emperor Charles V. After almost 20 years in Spain, he became involved in an unfortunate incident that incurred the condemnation of the Inquisition.
(15) But once the barriers come down, they can be warm, helpful and, eventually, very inquisitive.
(16) He is the American cardinal who marched in San Francisco protesting against gay marriage and was accused of turning a blind eye to paedophile priests before he took over the Vatican's doctrinal office, the modern version of the Inquisition.
(17) Galileo spent the latter part of his life under house arrest courtesy of the Vatican's inquisition for his heresy in insisting the Earth revolved around the sun.
(18) So perhaps it's less about being a woman and more about being (I hope) an inquisitive journalist, who funnily enough likes talking to people, asking questions and listening to the answers.
(19) Monitoring how these are promoted in individual schools must be done with common sense and sensitivity.” Examining the DfE’s response to the affair, the report said there was a proven “ lack of inquisitiveness ” within the department prior to the Trojan horse letter, which could be partially explained by the general level of awareness of such issues at that time.
(20) It's a civilising voice and it makes us inquisitive.
Tribunal
Definition:
(n.) The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.
(n.) Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
Example Sentences:
(1) We have the president of the tribunal, Sir Michael Burton, arguing that his work needs to be done in secret to secure the trust and co-operation of the intelligence services – but what about the trust of the British people and the confidence of the lawyers who seek to establish the rights of ordinary members of the public?
(2) Many cases before the commissioner remain unresolved, although those who wish to pursue matters to the tribunal as part of the transitional arrangements will not have to pay an additional fee to appeal to the tribunal.
(3) Gowher Rizvi, chief representative of the prime minister, Sheik Hasina, told the Guardian that preparations for the forthcoming elections, were "completely on track" and that the tribunal, probing crimes committed during the 1971 war in which Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan, was about bringing justice previously denied by "the twists and turns" of the country's history.
(4) Theory and practice of urology generates three types of professionals: doctors, who study at universities and obtain their licence by making a demonstration before the Protomedicato Tribunal; surgeons, who acquire their surgical techniques through a teacher-pupil training relationship outside universities; and empirics, who were in charge of performing surgical operations.
(5) And it was at the second meeting – a short meeting, sure – where Philip made the suggestion that maybe [Brayley] would wish to speak to someone else and get some kind of counselling or assistance.” It was revealed on Monday that the medical board has referred 12 other matters of alleged professional misconduct by Nitschke to the tribunal, to be heard at a later date regardless of whether Nitschke is successful with the current appeal or not.
(6) Inhabitants are excluded from other social housing despite many having lived in Italy for generations; a fact the tribunal in Rome cited as evidence of discrimination on ethnic grounds.
(7) Kambanda and several members of his cabinet were convicted of genocide by an international tribunal .
(8) Dean, who started working at the flagship A&F store on 11 June last year, told the tribunal: "I had been bullied out of my job.
(9) The exact timetable for the hearing was being determined by the tribunal Wednesday afternoon.
(10) 10.54am GMT Among other things, Heath’s measure would improve the transparency of the investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates complaints from members of the public made against the intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ .
(11) The Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court, provides an extensive definition of rape as a war crime and the tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have prosecuted rape as a war crime.
(12) Both Keilloh and Madden face further hearings: the doctor will be examined by a General Medical Council disciplinary tribunal over his role in Iraq and the priest is to be interviewed by the archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley.
(13) Some couriers, too, are fighting back, staging public protests and preparing legal challenges in employment tribunals over whether their self-employed status – which denies them the right to the minimum wage and holiday pay – is, in fact, bogus.
(14) A friend heard the butcher boast five shillings that he would be let off again by the tribunal, for the sixth time.
(15) Their absence denied the meeting a quorum, and a new president of the tribunal was appointed by the president, Andrzej Duda, instead.
(16) That’s why it’s so important our legal challenge succeeds.” The coalition government introduced employment tribunal fees in July 2013.
(17) At the request of the American Association of Jurists, the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal was called upon to consider violations of international law of the self-determination of peoples by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, as well as to make proposals for change.
(18) It would have been better if they had killed me.” Naseri was forcibly deported in August 2014, but the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) ruling to send him back was made in December 2012, based on security advice at that time.
(19) The tribunal was appointed after talks between the police staff associations and the Home Office broke down last October.
(20) The Premier League set up a disciplinary tribunal to try West Ham, who in April 2007 pleaded guilty.