perquisition noun.
[pǝ:kwɪ'zɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.[Late Latin perquisitio(n-) investigation, research, from Latin perquisit- pa. ppl stem of perquirere: see PERQUISITE, -ION.]1. Law. The acquiring of something otherwise than by inheritance.
rare. Only in
LME.2. A thorough or diligent search,
esp. one undertaken officially.
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