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To: one_less who wrote (7660)3/6/2001 2:41:13 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
I find joy in personal inquisition (definintion 1)- but hate the organized form (definition 3)

in·qui·si·tion (nkw-zshn, ng-)
n.

1.The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation. See Synonyms at inquiry.
2.Law.
a.An inquest.
b.The verdict of a judicial inquiry.
3.
a.Inquisition. A tribunal formerly held in the Roman Catholic Church and directed at the suppression of heresy.
b.An investigation that violates the privacy or rights of individuals.
c.A rigorous, harsh interrogation.