"literary inquisition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: literary inquisitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} literary inquisition (plural literary inquisitions)
  1. (historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China. Wikipedia link: literary inquisition Tags: historical Categories (topical): History of China Categories (place): China Translations (persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings): 文字獄 (Chinese Mandarin), 文字狱 (wénzìyù) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjallinen inkvisitio (Finnish), inquisición literaria [feminine] (Spanish), يېزىق ئاسارىتى (yëziq asariti) (Uyghur)

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