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inquisitorial

Syllabification: (in·quis·i·to·ri·al)
Pronunciation: /inˌkwiziˈtôrēəl/

Definition of inquisitorial

adjective

  • of or like an inquisitor.
  • offensively prying.
  • Law (of a trial or legal procedure) in which the judge has an examining or inquiring role:administration is accompanied by a form of inquisitorial justiceCompare with accusatorial, adversarial.

Derivatives

inquisitorially

adverb

Origin:

mid 18th century: from medieval Latin inquisitorius (from Latin inquisitor, from inquirere 'inquire') + -al

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