inquisitorial
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ɪˈtɔr adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an inquisitor or inquisition.
2.
exercising the office of an inquisitor.
3.
Law.
a.
pertaining to a trial with one person or group inquiring into the facts and acting as both prosecutor and judge.
b.
pertaining to secret criminal prosecutions.
4.
resembling an inquisitor in harshness or intrusiveness.
5.
inquisitive; prying.
Origin:
1755–65; < Medieval Latin inquīsītōri(us) (Latin inquīsītōr-, stem of inquīsītor inquisitor + -ius adj. suffix) + -al1
1755–65; < Medieval Latin inquīsītōri(us) (Latin inquīsītōr-, stem of inquīsītor inquisitor + -ius adj. suffix) + -al1
Related forms
in·quis·i·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
in·quis·i·to·ri·al·ness, noun
un·in·quis·i·to·ri·al, adjective
un·in·quis·i·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or resembling inquisition or an inquisitor |
| 2. | offensively curious; prying |
| 3. | law Compare accusatorial denoting criminal procedure in which one party is both prosecutor and judge, or in which the trial is held in secret |
| inquisi'torially | |
| —adv | |
| inquisi'torialness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
It is fundamentally inquisitorial, not adversarial, in form and content.
They're going from an inquisitorial system to an open system, and that's a sea change.
It is fundamentally inquisitorial--and not adversarial--in form and content.
However, under the previous secretive inquisitorial code, the presumption of innocence generally was not respected nor accepted.
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