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inquisitorial

/in-kwiz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-/US // ɪnˌkwɪz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- //UK // (ɪnˌkwɪzɪˈtɔːrɪəl) //

审问,审问式,审问式的,审讯

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to an inquisitor or inquisition.
    • : exercising the office of an inquisitor.
    • : Law. pertaining to a trial with one person or group inquiring into the facts and acting as both prosecutor and judge.pertaining to secret criminal prosecutions.
    • : resembling an inquisitor in harshness or intrusiveness.
    • : inquisitive; prying.

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Examples

  • By contrast, the European system is described as "inquisitorial."

  • So Rangel, bereft of that narrative, chose instead to question the intelligence of a pesky, inquisitorial journalist.

  • But conversation will not bear such inquisitorial pinning down to a particular point.

  • This was merely a modified form of the inquisitorial principle which reigned more openly in other countries.

  • But neither Scrooby, nor any other place, was secure from the inquisitorial interference of the high church functionaries.

  • Casting a quick, inquisitorial glance at Sue, he shrugged his shoulders in token of indifference and said no more.

  • Fire, not water, became the grand element of inquisitorial purification.