inquisitorial
English Thesaurus
1. having the authority to conduct official investigations (adj.all)
2. marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor (adj.all)
| derivation | : | inquisitor, |
| definition | : | an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition (noun.person) |
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 (adj.pert)
| antonym | : | accusatorial, |
| definition | : | specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor (adj.pert) |
4. marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor (adj.all)
| derivation | : | inquisitor, |
| definition | : | an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition (noun.person) |
5. 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 (adj.pert)
| antonym | : | accusatorial, |
| definition | : | specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor (adj.pert) |
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