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inquisitorial
- /ɪnˌkwɪzɪˈtɔːɹiəl/ UK
- /ɪnˌkwɪzəˈtɔɹiəl/ US
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adjective more inquisitorial · most inquisitorial
- Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition. To parody the inquisitorial rhetoric of another age, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a boy-lover.
- In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors. Those few who by some luck happen to escape the madness of social hypnotization are afraid to give expression to their thoughts, because they are terrorized by the inquisitorial intolerance of crazed mobs and frenzied nations.
- Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
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adj Of or pertaining to an inquisition
| Español | inquisitorial |
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| Português | inquisitivo |
| Français | inquisitorial |
| Română | inchizitorial |
adj describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge
| 中文 | 糾問制 /纠问制 jiūwènzhì, 職權主義 /职权主义 zhíquánzhǔyì |
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Talk about this word "inquisitorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inquisitorial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inquisitorial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inquisitorial "inquisitorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inquisitorial.Cite this
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title = {inquisitorial},
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