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inquisitorial

DEFINITIONS OF: inquisitorial

1

adj marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor

“the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism”
“"a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"- Waldo Frank”
Synonyms
inquiring
given to inquiry

adj having the authority to conduct official investigations

“the inquisitorial power of the Senate”
Synonyms
inquiring
given to inquiry

adj especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge

Antonyms:
accusatorial
specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor
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