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Acquisition vs Inquisition - What's the difference?

acquisition | inquisition |

As nouns the difference between acquisition and inquisition

is that acquisition is the act or process of acquiring while inquisition is an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter.

As a verb inquisition is

to make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

As a proper noun Inquisition is

{{context|historical}} a tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

acquisition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of acquiring.
    • The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
  • The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
    • ''That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition .

    Synonyms

    * (an act of acquiring) accession, procurement * (a thing acquired) accession, acquirement

    External links

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    inquisition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
  • * Latimer
    • as I could learn through earnest inquisition
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let not search and inquisition quail / To bring again these foolish runaways.
  • an inquest
  • a questioning
  • The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
  • * Blackstone
    • The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.
    (Bouvier)

    Derived terms

    * inquisition post mortem

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
    • (Milton)
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