单词 | perquisition |
释义 | perquisitionn. 1. a. Chiefly Law. The acquisition of something otherwise than by inheritance. Cf. perquisite n. 1a. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > other than by inheritance purchase1404 perquisition1461 conquestc1583 society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [noun] > transfer other than by inheritance purchase1404 perquisition1461 conquestc1583 1461 Rolls of Parl. V. 490/2 Pardons made by any of the seid late pretended Kynges to any Body or persones..for purchace, perquisicion, or receyvyng of any of the premisses. 1624 L. Andrewes Easter Serm. in XCVI Serms. (1629) xviii. 583 I finde then ascribed to his blood, a Price: not onely of ἀπολύτρωσις (that is) a redemption or Ransome; but also περιποίησις (that is) of Perquisition, or Purchase. 1959 Earl Jowitt & C. Walsh Dict. Eng. Law II. 1334/2 Perquisition, the acquisition of anything otherwise than by inheritance. ΚΠ 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 632/1 Even criminal judicature flings its scarlet robe over the sin of perquisition; Newgate itself claims ‘something above wages’ for its turnkeys. 2. A thorough or diligent search, esp. one made officially; careful investigation or inquiry; (Law) a search of property to find a person, incriminating documents, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun] > instance of perscrutation?a1425 perquisition1611 dissection1642 perreptation1656 critique1798 probe1903 check-up1921 close-up1923 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Perquisition,..a perquisition, diligent search, or serious inquirie. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 302 The second [degree of good prayer]..is, the perquisition, to wit, the search of verityes. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §126 So fugitive as to escape all the filtrations and perquisitions of the most nice observers. 1793 M. Eden in Ld. Auckland's Corr. (1862) III. 109 Orders were given by the Government..to make the most exact perquisitions after him. 1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV IV. 41 Papers..found during the Perquisitions in Normandy. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 13 July 9/1 A perquisition was made at the house of Madame Esterhazy..but with no result. 1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans iii It will..scarcely repay even the connoisseur-amateur of novels to extend his perquisitions far beyond a certain limited..list of already known proven wares. 1968 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) 282 595 The government maintains that the warrantless perquisition of defendant's apartment was a lawful concomitant of..the arrests of Norman and Huertas. 1994 Dominion Law Rep. 115 705 The right access to work premises by the inspectors is a ‘perquisition’ or search of a place within the meaning of s. 8 of the Charter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1461 |
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