Anacrisis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the civil law. An investigation of t Aith, interrogation of witnesses, and inquiry made int,o any fact, especially by torture.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law. An investigation of truth, interrogation of witnesses, and inquiry made into any fact, especially by torture.