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inquisitorial definition

inquisitorial


 
  Overview  of  adj  inquisitorial 
 
  The  adj  inquisitorial  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  inquisitorial  --  (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) 
  2.  inquisitorial  --  (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) 
  3.  inquisitorial  --  (having  the  authority  to  conduct  official  investigations;  "the  inquisitorial  power  of  the  Senate") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  inquisitorial 
 
  3  senses  of  inquisitorial 
 
  Sense  1 
  inquisitorial  (vs.  accusatorial) 
 
  accusatorial  (vs.  inquisitorial) 
 
  Sense  2 
  inquisitorial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inquiring)  ->  uninquiring,  uninquisitive 
 
  Sense  3 
  inquisitorial 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inquiring)  ->  uninquiring,  uninquisitive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  inquisitorial 
 
  3  senses  of  inquisitorial 
 
  Sense  1 
  inquisitorial  (vs.  accusatorial) 
  Pertains  to  noun  inquisitor  (Sense  1) 
  =>inquisitor,  interrogator 
  =>  inquirer,  enquirer,  questioner,  querier,  asker 
 
  Sense  2 
  inquisitorial 
  =>  inquiring  (vs.  uninquiring) 
 
  Sense  3 
  inquisitorial 
  =>  inquiring  (vs.  uninquiring) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  inquisitorial 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  inquisitorial 
 
  inquisitorial  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  inquisitorial 
  inquisitorial 
 
  Overview  of  adj  inquisitorial 
 
  The  adj  inquisitorial  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  inquisitorial  --  (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) 
  2.  inquisitorial  --  (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) 
  3.  inquisitorial  --  (having  the  authority  to  conduct  official  investigations;  "the  inquisitorial  power  of  the  Senate") 



inquisitorial definition