perquisition
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]perquisition (plural perquisitions)
- A thorough inquiry or search.
- 1744, George Berkeley, Siris, a chain of philosophical reflections and inquiries, concerning the virtues of tar-water:
- escape all the filtrations and perquisitions of the most nice observers
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin perquisitionem, from Latin perquirō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]perquisition f (plural perquisitions)
Further reading
[edit]- “perquisition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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