INQUISITORIAL


Meaning of INQUISITORIAL in English

adj.1 of or like an inquisitor.

2 offensively prying.

3 Law (of a trial etc.) in which the judge has a prosecuting role (opp. ACCUSATORIAL).

Derivatives:

inquisitorially adv.

Etymology: med.L inquisitorius (as INQUISITOR)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.