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inquisition

in kwuh zi shuhn

  • n  a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
  • n  a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

  • The strong-arm men removed me to the torture room, and the inquisitionwhich was to last all nightbegan.
  • Tony Blair submitted to his weekly inquisition by MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday, his opponents sought to highlight splits opening within Labour ranks as its pols jockey .
  • Now the Sandinista inquisition is escalating from threats to actions.
News & Articles

  • E3 2013: 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' Gets New Trailer, Name, Release Date, and Engine
    by Joseph Leray After what felt like complete radio silence since the release of "Dragon Age II" in 2011, BioWare have released the first trailer for "Dragon Age: Inquisition." First, though, let's go over a few housekeeping issues: BioWare has dropped the "III" from the game's title, it's been delayed an entire year to Fall [...]
    June 13, 2013 - MTV
  • Dragon Age: Inquisition revealed, confirmed for fall 2014
    Electronic Arts unveils the first cinematic trailer for BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition, with a few hints about the story and a look at returning fan-favorite character, Morrigan.
    June 10, 2013 - Digital Trends
  • 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' swooping in for fall 2014
    After years of agonizing silence for its legions of fantasy role-playing game fans, developer BioWare finally announced some firm details about the new "Dragon Age" game Monday during a press conference hosted by its owner and publisher Electronic Arts at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.Now called "Dragon Age: Inquisition," the third console and PC title in the acclaimed ...
    June 10, 2013 - MSNBC
Quotes

  • Patrick Leahy in Austin American-Statesman
    No American should need a classified briefing to determine whether waterboarding is torture,Mukasey said. "Waterboarding was used at least as long ago as the Spanish Inquisition. We prosecuted Japanese war criminals for waterboarding after...
  • Diane Watson in USA Today
    I thought the tone of the hearing was a little askew,said Rep. Diane Watson, a California Democrat. "I told Mr. Clemens that I didn't think it was going to be a court trial or an inquisition, but I think some of the members did go out of...
  • John McCain in New York Times
    All I can say is that it was used in the Spanish Inquisition, it was used in Pol Pot's genocide in Cambodia, and there are reports that it is being used against Buddhist monks today,Mr. McCain, who spent more than five years in a North...

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