Asking, enquiry; spec. (Law) inquisition, searching, esp. for the recovery of stolen property. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of (51) askOE Asking, enquiry; spec. (Law) inquisition, searching, esp. for the recovery of stolen property. Obsolete. askingOE An instance of putting a question or requesting information; a question, an enquiry. questionc1350 A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information from a person; a query, an enquiry. demandc1386 A request; a question. archaic. inquestc1400 In general sense. An inquiry or question; a questioning. interrogationc1405 With an and plural. A question. In quot. 1405 perhaps = Syllogism, = Latin interrogātio in Cicero. inquisitionc1440 with plural. An act of inquiring, or process of inquiry; a search, an investigation. questioninga1450 The action of question, v. (in various senses); an instance of this. inquirea1500 The action, or an act, of inquiring; inquiry. manda1500 A question. terogatores1511 Interrogatories (see interrogatory, n. 1). interrogatory1533 An interrogation, a question; spec. in Law: A question formally put, or drawn up in writing to be put, to an accused person or a witness. (In… inquiry1548 A question; an interrogation, a query. interrogator1561 = interrogatory, n. 1. See also intergatour n. interrogativea1586 An interrogation, a question. rare. quaere1589 A question, a query. intergatory1590 = interrogatory, n. 1. A1591 Of various English words. Answer. Cf. Q and A n. at Q, n. initialisms 2. Q1591 Of English words. In form Q. or q. Question (cf. Q and A n. at initialisms 2). query1610 A question, esp. one expressing some doubt or objection; = quaere, n. interrogate1633 A question; an interrogation. starter1673 cant. A question. Obsolete. querical1699 A query, a question. speer1788 An inquiry, questioning, or interrogation. qy.1819 Used to introduce a question, and to introduce a word or statement of uncertain accuracy or validity; = query, int. Cf. quaere, int. Q1902 Of English words. In form Q. or q. Query. Subcategories:— easy to answer (2) — surprising (4) — test question (1) — difficult or crucial (5) — suggesting its answer (1) — additional (1) — not requiring an answer (1) — spurious (1) — asked in return (3) — with specific form (6) |
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