inquisitorial

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adjective

1. 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
• Ant:
accusatorial
• Pertains to noun:
inquisitor
• Derivationally related forms:
inquisitor
2. 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
• Similar to:
inquiring
• Derivationally related forms:
Inquisitor
3. having the authority to conduct official investigations
- the inquisitorial power of the Senate
• Similar to:
inquiring