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'''Mind-wipe''' (also referred to as '''mind-cleansing''',{{Fn|2a}} '''mind-sweeping''',{{Fn|3}} '''mind-purging''', or '''mind-scrubbing'''){{Fn|2c}} is a process frequently used by the [[Inquisition]] to remove memories from an individual.{{Fn|1a}}
The best way to keep a secret is to force an individual to forget it, at least if execution isn't preferable. Knowing one of any number of secrets in the Imperium often comdemns an individual to mind-wipe by the Inquisition.{{Fn|2b}} This process is also utilised by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]{{Fn|3}} and [[Space Marines]].{{citethis}}
==Inquisition==