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INQUISITORIAL

Definition:

1. [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
   
   
2. [adjective] 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. [adjective] having the authority to conduct official investigations; "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
   
   

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