noun
Refers specifically to the historical institution of the Catholic Church that suppressed heresy, especially in medieval and early modern Europe.
中世ヨーロッパでは、宗教裁判が異端者を取り締まった。
In medieval Europe, the Inquisition suppressed heretics.
Compound of 宗教 (religion) and 裁判 (trial, judgment), directly translating the concept of the Inquisition.