inquisitorial
adjective(in-quis-i-to-ri-al)
having the authority to conduct official investigations
Examples:
The inquisitorial power of the Senate.
inquisitorial
adjective(in-quis-i-to-ri-al)
marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
Examples:
The press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism.
A practical police force with true inquisitorial talents.
inquisitorial
(in-quis-i-to-ri-al)
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