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inquisitorial definition
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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
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