inquisitorial
- a 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
- s 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 - s having the authority to conduct official investigations
the inquisitorial power of the Senate