perquisition

== English == === Noun === perquisition (plural perquisitions) A thorough inquiry or search. == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin perquisitionem, from Latin perquirō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === perquisition f (plural perquisitions) (law) act of searching for someone or something === Further reading === “perquisition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012