Definition of anacrisis
: an investigation of truth in a civil law case in which the interrogation and inquiry are often accompanied by torture
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Origin and Etymology of anacrisis
Greek anakrisis examination of the parties concerned in a lawsuit, from anakrinein to examine, interrogate, from ana- + krinein to choose, determine, separate — more at crisis
First Known Use: circa 1773
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