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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") © 2001-2013, Demand Media, all rights reserved. The database is based on Word Net a lexical database for the English language. see disclaimer
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