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inquisitorial Definition
(a)
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
(s)
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
(s)
having
the
authority
to
conduct
official
investigations
; "
the
inquisitorial
power
of
the
Senate
"
inquisitorial Synonyms
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