noun
religious court
General term for a court that handles religious matters or is run by a religious authority.
中世ヨーロッパでは、宗教裁判所が異端者を裁いた。
In medieval Europe, religious courts tried heretics.
noun
Specifically refers to the historical institution of the Inquisition in the Catholic Church.
ガリレオは宗教裁判所にかけられた。
Galileo was tried by the Inquisition.