inquisitorial, adj.
having the authority to conduct official investigations
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inquisitorial
marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
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inquisitorial
sample sentences
"the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism""a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"- Waldo Frank
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
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
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inquisitorial
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antonym
derivationally related form
derived from/pertains to