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inquisitorial
[ in-kwiz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
adjective
- of or relating to an inquisitor or inquisition.
- exercising the office of an inquisitor.
- Law.
- pertaining to a trial with one person or group inquiring into the facts and acting as both prosecutor and judge.
- pertaining to secret criminal prosecutions.
- resembling an inquisitor in harshness or intrusiveness.
- inquisitive; prying.
inquisitorial
/ ɪˌɪɪˈɔːɪə /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling inquisition or an inquisitor
- offensively curious; prying
- law denoting criminal procedure in which one party is both prosecutor and judge, or in which the trial is held in secret Compare accusatorial
Derived Forms
- ˌܾˈٴǰԱ, noun
- ˌܾˈٴǰ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ܾi·ٴ۾·· adverb
- ·ܾi·ٴ۾··Ա noun
- ܲi·ܾi·ٴ۾· adjective
- un·ܾi·ٴ۾·· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of inquisitorial1
Example Sentences
In a letter Mr. Bailey sent to members of the academy days after the vote, he wrote that the organization could not become “an inquisitorial court.”
In a letter to the judge, Mr. Trump’s legal team said “the judicial system relies upon vigorous advocacy amongst the parties, rather than inquisitorial research by the presiding judicial officer.”
Binnall said the committee is acting as “an inquisitorial tribunal seeking evidence of criminal activity,” which he said is “outside of any of Congress’s legislative powers.”
They objected to the company requiring them to fill out "inquisitorial" questionnaires about their reasons for religious exemptions.
Some Spaniards embraced the restrictions with inquisitorial fervour.
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