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accusatorial - 4 dictionary results

ac⋅cu⋅sa⋅to⋅ri⋅al

[uh-kyoo-zuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]
–adjective
of, like, or pertaining to an accuser.

Origin:
1815–25; accusatory + -al 1


ac⋅cu⋅sa⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
ac·cu·sa·to·ry   (ə-kyōō'zə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Containing or implying accusation: an accusatory glare.
ac·cu'sa·to'ri·ly adv.

Accusatorial

Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al\, a. Accusatory.

Main Entry: ac·cus·a·to·ri·al
Pronunciation: &-"kyü-z&-'tOr-E-&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a form of criminal prosecution in which a person is accused of a crime and is tried in public by a judge who is not also the prosecutor —compare ADVERSARY, INQUISITORIALac·cus·a·to·ri·al·ly adverb
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