See Also: inquisitorial(dictionary)

inquisitorial (iou)



inquisitorial adjective. M18.
[formed as INQUISITORY + -AL1.]
Of, relating to, or functioning as an (official) inquisitor. M18.
b. Offensively or impertinently curious; prying. L18.
Of a system of criminal procedure: in which the judge rather than a prosecutor investigates the facts. Opp. accusatorial. M19.
inquisitorially adverb M19.
inquisitorialness noun M19.