adjective
- 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.
- 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
- Having the authority to conduct official investigations.
- usage: "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
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