Definition of inquisitorial

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  • inquisitorial is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 22
  • inquisitorial is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 22
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Definition of inquisitorial

  • having the authority to conduct official investigations (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the inquisitorial power of the Senate
  • marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism
    2. a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents
  • 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 ()

See definition of inquisitorial in Merriam Webster