Inquisitorial

[in,kwizi'tɒ:riәl]

Definition

(adj.) having the authority to conduct official investigations; 'the inquisitorial power of the Senate' .

(adj.) 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 .

(adj.) 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 .

Checked by Conan--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power.

(a.) Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its practices.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Minute, arbitrary, overcurious, scrutinizing

ANT:Superficial, perfunctory, uninquisitive, incurious, Inobservant,unscrutinizing

Editor: Lois