Inquiry

n. pl. Inquiries (#).
  1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
  2. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination into facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries.
    3. Court of inquiry .
    See under Court.
    Writ of inquiry ,
    a writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere calculation.