Abstract/Résumé/Resumen
The article presents the proposal to control the vocabulary applicable to the descriptions used in the criminal proceedings of the Lisbon Inquisition, relating to defendants born and/or resident in Rio de Janeiro, recently made available by the Torre do Tombo. According to the criteria defined in the Norma Portuguesa 4036, a limited vocabulary is suggested relating to the form of the terms, grammar, spelling, use of singular and plural, uniterms or composite terms and the control of synonymies.