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Definition of: inquisitorial

(in·kwiz′ə·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-, in′·kwiz-) adjective
1. After the manner of an inquisitor; disposed to ask cruel and offensive questions.
2. Pertaining to a court of inquisition or to an inquisitor or his duties.
3. Law Pertaining to a system of criminal procedure in which the proceedings are conducted secretly and the judge acts also as prosecutor. Compare ACCUSATORY, ACCUSATORIAL.
—in·quis′i·to′ri·al·ly adverb
—in·quis′i·to′ri·al·ness noun

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