different between inquisition vs inspection

English

Etymology

From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kw??z???n/
• Rhymes: -???n
• Hyphenation: in?qui?si?tion

Noun

inquisition (countable and uncountable, plural inquisitions)

1. an investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
   • 1552, Hugh Latimer, the first sermon upon the Lord's Prayer

     as I could learn through earnest inquisition
2. an inquest
3. a questioning
4. The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

   • The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county.

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Derived terms

• inquisition post mortem

Translations

Verb

inquisition (third-person singular simple present inquisitions, present participle inquisitioning, simple past and past participle inquisitioned)

1. (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.

   • And in their name I shall for neither friend nor foe conceal what the general murmur is ; that if it come to inquisitioning again

French

Etymology

From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio

Pronunciation

Noun

inquisition f (plural inquisitions)

1. inquisition

References

“inquisition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• inspexion (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin ?nspecti? (“examination, inspection”), from the verb ?nspici? (“I inspect”), from speci? (“I look at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?sp?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

inspection (countable and uncountable, plural inspections)

1. The act of examining something, often closely.

   Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!

2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

   The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

Synonyms

• examination
• scrutiny

Related terms

• inspect
• inspector

Translations

Anagrams

• cispontine, inceptions

French

Etymology

From Old French inspeccion, from Latin inspecti? (“examination, inspection”), from the verb inspect? (“I inspect”), from spect? (“I observe, I watch”), frequentative of speci? (“I look at”).

Pronunciation

Noun

inspection f (plural inspections)

1. inspection (act of examining something, often closely)

Further reading

• “inspection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).