inquisitorial
pronunciation
How to pronounce inquisitorial in British English:
UK [ɪnˌkwɪzə'tɔ:rɪəl]
How to pronounce inquisitorial in American English:
US [ɪnˌkwɪzɪˈtɔriəl, -ˈtor-]
-
- 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
- marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
- having the authority to conduct official investigations
Word Origin
Example
- 1. An english information was inquisitorial in nature .
- 2. England 's adversarial system of justice expects both sides to be represented ; it does not encourage judges to be inquisitorial , as in continental europe .
- 3. This system is to be contrasted with what is generally called the inquisitorial system , which is used in countries of the civil law tradition such as france and germany .
- 4. In some programs , particularly those involving welfare or disability benefit claims , the hearings may be largely " inquisitorial , " with the alj taking an active part in questioning witnesses and eliciting relevant facts .
- 5. It also intended to turn the pgr into an independent prosecution service and to reform the judicial system , moving to adversarial oral trials in place of the current inquisitorial approach using written evidence .