inquisition

1. (obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.Examples: "And in their name I shall for neither friend nor foe conceal what the general murmur is ; that if it come to inquisitioning again"obsolete

1. (historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.Examples: "We know from history that the Catholic Church has historically murdered, mutilated, castrated, maimed, imprisoned and flogged homosexuals. Catholic atrocities during the Inquisition are well documented and cannot be denied. The Church no longer does those things to homosexuals, but it violates their human rights in other ways."historical

2. (by extension) A harsh or rigorous interrogation that violates one’s rights.broadly