noun
Historical term referring to the institutional body of the Catholic Church that suppressed heresy, especially in medieval and early modern Europe.
異端審問は中世ヨーロッパで多くの人を裁いた。
The Inquisition tried many people in medieval Europe.
Compound of 異端 (itan, 'heresy') and 審問 (shinmon, 'inquiry' or 'trial'), directly translating the concept of the Inquisition.