inquisitorial

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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adjective 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
adjective marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor; ; - Waldo Frank
adjective having the authority to conduct official investigations

From inquisitory + -ial.

Define these exactly: inquisitorial; lachrymose; laconic; surreptitious; contumely. — Americans All: Stories of American Life of To-Day, Unknown
“Of putting an end to myself.” “When?” She writhed under this inquisitorial manner of his. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
After that, the sound of the inquisitorial voices seemed merged in one dreamy indeterminate hum. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

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