Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Inquisition has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.