adj. of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition
adj. in a manner of inquisition or inquisitors
adj. describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching.
adj. Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its practices.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to inquisition; specifically, pertaining to the Inquisition, or resembling its practices; making strict or searching inquiry.
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adj. marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
adj. having the authority to conduct official investigations
adj. 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
Word Usage
"I think I've said before that Letten and his people have a certain inquisitorial aspect to them ..."