adj. Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
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adj. Accusatory.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to an accuser or a prosecutor: as, accusatorial functions.
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adj. specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor
Word Usage
"The static, accusatorial, setpiece interview may have run its course."