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inquisitorial

/ inquisitorial /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
having the authority to conduct official investigations
"the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
Similar:
inquiring
adjective satellite Sense 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:
inquiring
adjective Sense 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
Opposites:
accusatorial
Pertains to:
inquisitor interrogator
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
13
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inquiring accusatorial