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

country collapse: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"; an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

inquiry collapse: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

panel collapse: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something; a pad placed under a saddle; a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc; (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen); decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

premeditation collapse: (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent; planning or plotting in advance of acting

probationary collapse: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

effort collapse: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

experiment collapse: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"; the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"; to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"; try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

muster roll collapse: a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company

examination collapse: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes); the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned; a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

experimental collapse: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"; of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"

planning collapse: the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise; an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"; the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

heuristic collapse: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem; of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

try collapse: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"; test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"; give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"; make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

rota collapse: a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties; (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

questionnaire collapse: a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

agenda collapse: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

trial collapse: (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"; (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"; an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"; (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"

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