Inquiries

Inquiries
Inquiry In*quir"y, n.; pl. {Inquiries}. [See {Inquire}.] [Written also {enquiry}.] 1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. [1913 Webster]

He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. --Acts x. 17. [1913 Webster]

2. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination into facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries. [1913 Webster]

All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will make inquiry into it. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

{Court of inquiry}. See under {Court}.

{Writ of inquiry}, a writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere calculation. --Burrill.

Syn: Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny; investigation; research; examination. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • inquiries — index interrogatories Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development — is an 1883 book by Francis Galton, in which he covers a variety of psychological phenomena and their subsequent measurement. In this text he also references the idea of eugenics and coined the term for the first time (though he had published his… …   Wikipedia

  • Inquiries Act 2005 — The Inquiries Act 2005 came into effect in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2005. According to the British government, the Act is designed to provide a framework under which future inquiries, set up by Ministers into events that have caused or have… …   Wikipedia

  • Inquiries, number —   An ISO term. See preferred term Number of inquiries …   International financial encyclopaedia

  • inquiries — in·quir·y || ɪnkwÉ™rɪ /ɪn kwaɪərɪ n. exploration, questioning, investigation; formal investigation, inquest; question …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Parliamentary inquiries by the Belgian Federal Parliament — Both Chambers of the Federal Parliament, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, has the right to conduct parliamentary inquiries pursuant to article 56 of the Belgian Constitution, which provides that Each Chamber has the right of inquiry …   Wikipedia

  • Parliamentary inquiries —    Although both chambers of Par liament have the right to carry out investigations and inquiries, only the Second (Lower) Chamber has used this right so far. Between 1852 and 1887, members of Parliament chose this means particularly for the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

  • List of Australian Inquiries into Uranium Mining — This is a List of Australian inquiries and reports relating to uranium mining: [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/SENATE/committee/ecita ctte/completed inquiries/2002 04/uranium/report/e07.pdf Major Commonwealth Inquiries and Reports relating to Uranium… …   Wikipedia

  • Requests and inquiries — Requests and inquiries, in parliamentary procedure, are non debatable, non amendable motions used by members of a deliberative assembly to obtain information or to do or have something done that requires permission of the assembly.Explanation and …   Wikipedia

  • Philosophical Inquiries into the Essence of Human Freedom — (original German title Philosophische Untersuchungen über das Wesen der menschlichen Freiheit und die damit zusammenhängenden Gegenstände) is an 1809 work by Friedrich Schelling. It was the last book he finished in his lifetime, running to some… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”