Note 1213 — Chapter V · THE PEOPLE AND ITS POWERS
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Anquisitio (a variant of the quaestio of the magistrate when he investigates on his own authority) perhaps means an “inquiry on both sides,” i.e. through accusation and defence (Lange Röm. Alt. ii. p. 470; cf. Festus p. 22 “anquirere est circum quaerere”).