Inquiry

With Study (French enquête "investigation" ) is in the strict sense of the word refers to the previous examination of all conditions and circumstances that are to be sorted in a legislative process. The term originally comes from the Latin inquirere " investigate, examine, search" for.

In another sense of the word, other official non- parliamentary investigations and inquiries are referred to as. The compound term Study Commission is frequently used as the name of inquiry.

In Austria, the term inquiry is also used synonymously for workshop.