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inquisitorial
/ɪn,kwɪzɪ'toʊriəl/
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  1. adjective
    having the authority to conduct official investigations
    "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"

    Similar: 

    inquiring
  2. adjective
    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"

    Similar: 

    inquiring
  3. 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
    Opposite:
    accusatorial
Examples of inquisitorial
  • "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
  • "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism"
  • "a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"
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