DE IDIOTA INQUIRENDO
de idiota inquirendo (dee id-ee-oh-t<<schwa>> in-kwI-ren-doh or in-kw<<schwa>>-ren-doh).
[Latin “of inquiring concerning an idiot”] Hist. A writ directing the sheriff to open an inquiry
before a jury of 12 into whether a person is an idiot, that is, mentally incapable of managing
personal affairs. [Blacks Law 8th]